iso
noun
iso
1 American
[ahy-soh]
/ ˈaɪ soʊ /
noun
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isos
plural
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Television Slang. isolated camera.
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Sports.
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Basketball. a play in which an offensive player and a single defender are isolated and must play one-on-one.
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Football. a play in which a fullback acts as a blocker for the halfback.
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ISO
2
American
abbreviation
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incentive stock option.
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the numerical exposure index of a photographic film, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.
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in search of: (used inclassified ads ).
ISO roommate for a 2 bed/1 bath apartment.
ISO
3
American
Trademark.
iso-
4
American
iso-
1
British
combining form
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equal or identical
isomagnetic
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indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound
isobutane
isocyanic acid
ISO
2
British
/ aɪsaʊ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of iso1
By shortening; cf. -o
Origin of iso-4
From Greek, combining form of ísos “equal”
Example Sentences
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“They do play a style, they do run a lot of iso stuff with Kawhi and then with PG, so if you look at James and James’ style, it fits in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
“Coach called a timeout and drew up the play. I was able to iso and pull up on the smaller guard.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2022
Yeah, it's a lot of handle and it's a lot of iso and picking on the weak guy.
From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2021
This concept is known as the iso principle, which is a technique music therapists use to alter the mood of a patient.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2020
I tried to stand, but the room spun around me and I iso plopped back down.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
For those wanting to watch the eclipse, the safest way to do so is by using certified eclipse glasses that meet the ISO 12312-2 safety standard, or by viewing the eclipse indirectly.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Experts recommend specifically designed eclipse glasses which filter UV rays that meet the standard ISO 12312-2:2015.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Legitimate pairs will have safety certification ISO 12312-2 or ISO 12312-2:2015 printed somewhere on the glasses, according the Royal Observatory Greenwich.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The New York ISO asked dozens of large electricity users including manufacturers to ramp down their power usage on certain days to help make sure there was enough power.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
Like a pilot dipping the plane into a tailspin to practice pulling back out, she would deliberately take photos out of focus, with the wrong shutter speed or the wrong ISO, to see what happened.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
This season, while Beal has led the Wizards with a 22.6 scoring average, DeRozan shed his former iso- and midrange-heavy ways, expanding his game to the three-point arc and averaging 23 points.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2018
Most of Vienna is Baroque, in fine fashion, but there are iso- lated examples of Gothic.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
“They went wherever they wanted to go, scoring from the paint, floaters, isos, offensive rebounds, free throws, 3s,” said Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 34 points and 13 rebounds.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
In technical terms, these groups are connected by an “isomorphism,” a term whose etymology—from the Greek isos, meaning “equal,” and morphe, meaning “form”—indicates its meaning.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 14, 2021
The Lakers’ offensive sets were monotonous in the extreme – Kobe isos near the elbow that lead to either penetration toward the hoop or a wild fadeaway jumper.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 14, 2016
The 1833 edition has no title but this quotation from Sappho prefixed:— 'Phainetai moi kaenos isos theoisin Emmen anaer'—SAPPHO.
From The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by John Churton Collins
Such zones or divisions of the land, ocean, or atmosphere, which have an equal degree of mean annual warmth, are said to be isothermal, from ισος, isos, equal, and θερμη, therme, heat.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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