isocephalism

From Ancient Greek, meaning "like-headed". See iso- +‎ cephalon.

isocephalism (uncountable)

1. (art) 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.

   Synonym: isocephaly

• isocephalic

• “isocephalism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.