iso-

See also: iso, īso, and ISO

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /aɪsoʊ-/

Prefix

iso-

1. Equal; same.

   isoeffect, isorhythm, isointense

2. (chemistry) Forms terms relating to isomers.

   Isomethadone is an isomer of methadone.

3. (organic chemistry) (of an aliphatic compound, especially a fatty acid) Having a branch on the penultimate carbon atom of a chain.

   isohexane

4. (meteorology, geography) Forms terms for specific kinds of isolines.

   isotherm, isochrone

5. (mathematics) Forms terms relating to isomorphisms.

Derived terms

► English words prefixed with iso-

• anteiso-
• isohilbert space
• isoinner product
• isolatitude
• isolocal
• isomanifold
• isosymmetry
• isotransformation

Translations

equal

• Finnish: iso- (fi)
• French: iso- (fr)
• Greek: ισο- (iso-)

• Irish: isi-
• Italian: iso- (it)
• Portuguese: iso-
• Spanish: iso- (es)

Anagrams

• IOs, Ios, OIs, OSI, SOI, iOS, ios, soi

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Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Derived terms

► Finnish words prefixed with iso-

Anagrams

• ois, soi

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French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Derived terms

• isobare
• isobutane
• isochore
• isochrone
• isocline
• isogamme
• isotherme
• isooctane
• isopycne

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Italian

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

Derived terms

► Portuguese words prefixed with iso-

See also

• equi-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).

Prefix

iso-

1. iso-

   Synonym: equi-

Derived terms

► Spanish words prefixed with iso-