Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Nearby Words

ISO

 - 7 dictionary results

i⋅so

[ahy-soh]
–noun, plural -sos. Television Slang.
isolated camera.

Origin:
by shortening; cf. -o

ISO

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

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.
Also, especially before a vowel, is-.


Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of ísos equal
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ISO
ISO   (ī'ěs-ō')   
n.  An organization, the International Organization for Standardization, that sets standards in many businesses and technologies, including computing and communications.

[From Greek īsos, equal.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

iso- or is-
pref.

  1. Equal; uniform: isobar.

  2. Isomeric: isopropyl.

  3. Characterized by sameness with respect to species: isoantigen.

  4. Characterized by sameness with respect to genotype: isograft.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Cite This Source
Abbreviations & Acronyms
ISO
  1. in search of

  2. International Organization for Standardization (technically not an initialism—term is based on the prefix iso —, from the Greek isos, meaning “equal”)

  3. intraseasonal atmospheric oscillation

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ISO on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: