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  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

plural

isos

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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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

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 veteran comics Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer join their younger colleagues Donnell Rawlings, Tracy Ashley, Kevin Iso and others for stand-up and a sit-down conversation.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2017

I used a Struss lens stopped to F 11, a Standard Orthonon plate, an Iso three-times ray filter, and gave it as short an exposure as I could with a cap.

From Pictorial Photography in America 1921 by Pictorial Photographers of America