"iso" meaning in English

See iso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaɪsəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈaɪsoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-iso.ogg [UK], En-us-iso.ogg [US] Forms: isos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} iso (countable and uncountable, plural isos)
  1. (colloquial) Clipping of isolation.
    Quarantine measures in order to mitigate the spread of communicable diseases, such as Covid-19.
    Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-iso-en-noun-PQ~BXVvw Categories (other): English prepositions, Pages with entries, COVID-19 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 25 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 18 4 1 0 1 0 16 1 4 0 2 5 7 5 11 2 10 0 1 Disambiguation of COVID-19: 67 20 10 2
  2. (colloquial) Clipping of isolation.
    (American football, basketball) An isolation play in basketball or American football.
    Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-iso-en-noun-5N3Hvly- Categories (other): Basketball, Football (American), English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 51 20 2 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 25 28 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 9 17 5 2 1 2 0 14 2 2 0 3 4 6 5 11 3 12 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 18 4 1 0 1 0 16 1 4 0 2 5 7 5 11 2 10 0 1 Topics: American-football, ball-games, basketball, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (category theory) Clipping of isomorphism. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: isomorphism
    Sense id: en-iso-en-noun-4LISZJI7 Categories (other): Category theory, English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 25 28 23 23 Topics: category-theory, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: self-iso
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

Head templates: {{en-head|prep}} iso
  1. (in personal ads) Initialism of in search of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: in search of Related terms: ISO [alternative]
    Sense id: en-iso-en-prep-en:in_search_of Categories (other): English prepositions Disambiguation of English prepositions: 25 28 23 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "An isolation play in basketball or American football."
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        "(colloquial) Clipping of isolation.",
        "(American football, basketball) An isolation play in basketball or American football."
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      ],
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        "ball-games",
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      "ipa": "/ˈaɪsəʊ/",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈaɪsoʊ/",
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        "(in personal ads) Initialism of in search of."
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