io

¹ American  

[ee-oh] / ˈi oʊ /

Or 'io

noun

plural

ios

1. a small, solitary hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and breeding only on the Island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only indigenous bird of prey: classified as near threatened.

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Io ² American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she resumed her true shape: identified by the Egyptians with Isis.

2. Astronomy. a large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.

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Io ³ American  

[ahy-oh, ee-oh] / ˈaɪ oʊ, ˈi oʊ /

noun

plural

Ios

1. Io moth.

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Io ⁴ American  

Symbol, Chemistry.

1. ionium.

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Io. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Iowa.

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I/O ⁶ American  

1. inboard-outboard.

2. Computers. input/output.

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I.O. ⁷ American  

Or IO,

abbreviation

1. indirect object.

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io ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. British Indian Ocean Territory

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Io ² British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. the innermost of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, displaying intense volcanic activity. Diameter: 3640 km; orbital radius: 422 000 km

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Io ³ British  

/ ˈaɪəʊ /

noun

1. Greek myth a maiden loved by Zeus and turned into a white heifer by either Zeus or Hera

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I/O ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. input/output

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Io ⁵ British  

symbol

1. ionium

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Io Scientific  

/ ī′ō,ē′ō /

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the fifth in distance from the planet. It was first sighted by Galileo.

2. See Note at moon

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Etymology

Origin of io

From Hawaiian ʿio

Example Sentences

My father told me the names: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and one more…He died later that summer.

From Literature

This effect is dramatic on Io, Jupiter's innermost large moon, where intense gravitational stretching drives constant volcanic eruptions.

From Science Daily

Io's orbit regularly brings it closer to Jupiter, amplifying those tidal forces and making it the most volcanically active body in the solar system.

From Science Daily

"And it may have had a lot more heating in the distant past. But we don't see any volcanoes shooting out of the ice today like we see on Io, and our calculations suggest that the tides aren't strong enough to drive any sort of significant geologic activity at the seafloor."

From Science Daily

May will see the arrival of 007 First Light - the celeb-filled James Bond adventure from Hitman developer IO Interactive.

From BBC