Iso: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Iso (iso-) is a prefix indicating similarity or equality. It comes from the Greek ισοσ, meaning "equal."

Examples of words using iso :

• Isotherm (line of equal temperature)
• Isobar (line of equal pressure)
• Isocline (line of equal magnetic declination in the earth's magnetic field)
• Isohyet
• Isohypse (line of equal groundwater head)
• Isotope
• Isoelectronic
• Isometric

ISO is the short name, not an acronym, of the International Organization for Standardization, also known as International Standards Organization.

In the US in the electric generation and transmission industry an ISO is an Independent System Operator.

In Information technology ISO ( or file extension .iso) is an ISO image of a file system.

Iso automobile - an Italian automobile manufacturer, developer of the Isetta bubble car and various sports cars.