iso

¹

[ ahy-soh ]

noun

, Television Slang.

, plural i·sos.

1. isolated camera.

ISO

²

abbreviation for

1. incentive stock option.
2. Trademark. International Organization for Standardization.
3. the numerical exposure index of a photographic film under the system adopted by the International Organization for Standardization, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

iso-

³

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.

iso-

¹

combining_form

1. equal or identical

   isomagnetic

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

   isobutane

   isocyanic acid

ISO

²

/ aɪsaʊ /

noun

1. International Organization for Standardization

Word History and Origins

Origin of iso¹

By shortening; -o

Origin of iso²

From Greek, combining form of ísos “equal”

Word History and Origins

Origin of iso¹

from Greek isos equal

Origin of iso²

Greek isos equal; often wrongly thought to be an abbreviation for International Standards Organization

Example Sentences

Although some of the diacritics are not found in ISO-8859-1, they can be rendered as html numeric entities.

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But it is much more quiet and pleasant than other Japanese bathing resorts I have seen—such as iso.

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This fetich is also called iso (grandmother), hence the name given to the house where it is kept.

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This compound combines with hydrocyanic acid to form a nitrile which hydrolyses to dichlor-hydroxy iso-butyric acid.

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These iso-diazotates are formed much more readily when the aromatic nucleus in the diazonium salt contains negative radicals.

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