9 dictionary results for: iota
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i·o·ta
[ahy-oh-tuh] Pronunciation Key
[ahy-oh-tuh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a very small quantity; jot; whit. |
| 2. | the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (I, ι). |
| 3. | the vowel sound represented by this letter. |
—Synonyms 1. bit, particle, atom, grain, mite.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| i·o·ta
(ī-ō'tə) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin iōta, from Greek, of Phoenician origin; see yd in Semitic roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
iota
iota
1636, figurative use of iota, ninth and smallest letter in the Gk. alphabet, after Matt. v:18 (see jot). The letter name is from Heb. yodh.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| iota | |
noun | |
| 1. | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn: shred] |
| 2. | the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
iota i·o·ta (ī-ō'tə)
n.
Symbol ι The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
Iota language, specification
A specification language.
["The Iota Programming System", R. Nakajima er al, Springer 1983].
(1994-12-08)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Iota, LA (town, FIPS 37410) Location: 30.32650 N, 92.49480 W
Population (1990): 1256 (527 housing units)
Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 70543
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Iota
I*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Jot.]1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ([iota]) corresponding with the English i. 2. A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a particle. They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. --Burke. Iota subscript (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a preceding vowel, as a,, h,, w,, -- done when iota is silent.
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