ISO

¹

abbreviation for

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 in classified ads ):

   ISO roommate for a 2 bed/1 bath apartment.

ISO

²

Trademark.

1. International Organization for Standardization: an international nongovernmental organization that issues standards across a variety of industries.

iso

³

[ ahy-soh ]

noun

, plural i·sos.

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.

iso-

⁴

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

When he returned, he met the R&B singer Brent Faiyaz, who signed Richman to his ISO Supremacy label last year and took him on tour as an opening act.

From Los Angeles Times

Pushing the aperture or the F-stop down as low as possible allows the most light in, and he suggests setting the ISO as high as possible without adding grain to the image.

From Los Angeles Times

Mexico and Canada trade zone it dropped 6.1%, ISO data showed.

From Seattle Times

“I thought both of them hit some really difficult shots. They went into iso and took mid-range turnaround, contested twos that our guys challenged them on. They make those because they’re elite offensive players.”

From Seattle Times

This would lend legitimacy to the PR3 proposals, as the ISO maintains one of the world’s most widely accepted catalogs of standards.

From Salon