isocephalism
A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief, and also in painting, in which the heads of…A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief, and also in painting, in which the heads of human figures are depicted at the same height from the ground, or along a vertical line, regardless of their pose.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief, and also in painting, in which the heads of human figures are depicted at the same height from the ground, or along a vertical line, regardless of their pose.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek, meaning "like-headed". See iso- + cephalon.From Ancient Greek, meaning "like-headed". See iso- + cephalon.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsisocephaly
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedisocephalic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable