iso-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "iso"
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- is- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪsə-/, /aɪsəʊ-/, /aɪˈsɒ-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /aɪsə-/, /aɪsoʊ-/, /aɪˈsɑ-/, /aɪˈsɔ-/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: i‧so-
Prefix
[edit]iso-
- Same, identical.
- Equal; equivalent.
- (chemistry) Isomer.
- iso- + methadone → isomethadone
- (organic chemistry) Of an aliphatic compound, especially a fatty acid, having a branch on the penultimate carbon atom of a chain.
- (meteorology, geography) Forms terms for specific kinds of isolines.
- (mathematics) Isomorphism.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]equal
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iso-”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
- “iso-”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “iso-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “iso-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “2. iso-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 January 2024
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσο- (iso-, “equal”).
Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Indonesian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- is- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Category Indonesian terms prefixed with iso- not found
Further reading
[edit]- “iso-”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- is- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- is- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: i‧so-
Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iso-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “iso-”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
- “iso-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- is- (before a vowel)
Etymology
[edit]Internationalism. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Prefix
[edit]iso-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “iso-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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