isocephalic

[ahy-soh-suh-fal-ik]

adjective Fine Arts.

(of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.

Also i·so·ceph·a·lous

[ahy-suh-sef-uh-luh s] /ˌaɪ səˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of isocephalic

iso- + -cephalic

Related formsi·so·ceph·a·ly

[ahy-suh-sef-uh-lee] /ˌaɪ səˈsɛf ə li/, noun

Word Origin and History for isocephalic

adj.

"having the heads of the principal figures at about the same level," from Greek isokephalos "like-headed," from isos "equal" (see iso-) + kephale "head" (see cephalo-).