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• iso
  iso

  noun

  isolated camera.
• ISO
  ISO

  abbreviation

  incentive stock option.
• iso-
  iso-

  a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words: isochromatic; in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word: isocyanic acid.

iso

¹ American  

[ahy-soh] / ˈaɪ soʊ /

noun

isos plural

1. Television Slang. isolated camera.

2. Sports.

   1. Basketball. a play in which an offensive player and a single defender are isolated and must play one-on-one.

   2. Football. a play in which a fullback acts as a blocker for the halfback.

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ISO ² American  

abbreviation

1. incentive stock option.

2. the numerical exposure index of a photographic film, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

3. in search of: (used inclassified ads ).

   ISO roommate for a 2 bed/1 bath apartment.

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ISO ³ American  

Trademark.

1. International Organization for Standardization: an international nongovernmental organization that issues standards across a variety of industries.

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iso- ⁴ American  

1. a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words: isochromatic; in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word: isocyanic acid.

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iso- ¹ British  

combining form

1. equal or identical

   isomagnetic

2. indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound

   isobutane

   isocyanic acid

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ISO ² British  

/ aɪsaʊ /

noun

1. International Organization for Standardization

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• isos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of iso¹

By shortening; cf. -o

Origin of iso-⁴

From Greek, combining form of ísos “equal”

Example Sentences

However, one of her favourite vehicles is the Italian-made Iso Grifo.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2025

Shout-out to Gary Richardson, Kevin Iso, Reggie Conquest and Alice Mathias, who directed, and everybody that worked on it.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2022

Pausing by the heart-shaped memorial to Kim Wall that anonymous well-wishers have created on the beach near the Walls’ home, Mr. Lindholm reached down to pet Iso.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2020

That’s when she read a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profile of Ariko Iso, then the only female athletic trainer in the NFL.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2018

The next speaker is Professor Iso Abe, president of our association, whose subject of address is, ‘Socialism and the Existing Social System.’

From War of the Classes by London, Jack