trụ kế
Definition
- Noun:
- Stylometer / Stylobate: In classical architecture, a continuous base or platform supporting a row of columns. It is the top step of a stepped platform (stereobate) upon which columns stand.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các cột đền Parthenon được đặt trên một trụ kế bằng đá cẩm thạch. (The columns of the Parthenon are placed on a marble stylobate.)
- Kiến trúc sư đã thiết kế một trụ kế cao để nâng đỡ hàng cột phía trước. (The architect designed a high stylobate to support the row of front columns.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "trụ kế" is a specialized architectural term. In modern architectural discourse, the English term "stylobate" is more commonly used than "stylometer."
Variants and Related Words
Đế cột (n): column base or plinth; the individual base of a single column, not a continuous platform.
- Mỗi cột đều có một đế cột bằng đá. (Each column has a stone plinth.)
Bệ đỡ (n): a general term for a pedestal, support, or foundation.
- Tượng được đặt trên một bệ đỡ vững chắc. (The statue is placed on a sturdy pedestal.)
Synonyms
- Stylobate: The continuous base for a row of columns.
- Platform: A raised level surface serving as a foundation.
- Base: The bottom support of a structure.
Related Concepts
- Stereobate: The substructure, often a series of steps, that supports the stylobate.
- Colonnade: A row of columns supported by a stylobate.