iso-
See also: Appendix:Variations of "iso"
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /aɪsoʊ-/
Audio (US): (file)
Prefix
iso-
- Same, identical.
- Equal; equivalent.
- (chemistry) Isomer.
- Isomethadone is an isomer of methadone.
- (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.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with iso-
- anteiso-
- isohilbert space
- isoinner product
- isolatitude
- isolocal
- isomanifold
- isosymmetry
- isotransformation
Translations
equal
See also
- (similar) homeo-
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiso-/, [ˈis̠o̞-]
Etymology 1
See iso (“big”).
Prefix
iso-
- grand- (of a generation once removed)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “1. 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
Etymology 2
Internationalism; ultimately from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
iso-
Derived terms
Finnish terms prefixed with iso- (same)
Further reading
- “2. iso-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (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
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
iso-
Derived terms
French terms prefixed with iso-
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪso]
- Hyphenation: iso
Prefix
iso-
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Category Indonesian terms prefixed with iso- not found
Further reading
- “iso-” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
iso-
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
iso-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with iso-
See also
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”).
Prefix
iso-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with iso-
Further reading
- “iso-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024