isodomon

noun

isod·​o·​mon

īˈsädəˌmän,

-mən

variants or isodomum

-məm

plural -s

: masonry having blocks of equal length and thickness laid in courses so that each vertical joint of a course comes over the middle of a block just below

Word History

Etymology

Latin & Greek; Latin isodomum, from Greek isodomon, neuter of isodomos of equal courses, from is- + domos course of masonry, house

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