ISO

¹

abbreviation

1. incentive stock option.

2. the numerical exposure index of a photographic film, used to indicate the light sensitivity of the film's emulsion.

3. in search of: (used inclassified ads ).

   ISO roommate for a 2 bed/1 bath apartment.

ISO

²

Trademark.

1. International Organization for Standardization: an international nongovernmental organization that issues standards across a variety of industries.

iso

³

[ahy-soh]

noun

plural

isos 

1. Television Slang.,  isolated camera.

2. Sports.

   1. Basketball.,  a play in which an offensive player and a single defender are isolated and must play one-on-one.

   2. Football.,  a play in which a fullback acts as a blocker for the halfback.

iso-

⁴

1. a combining form meaning “equal,” used in the formation of compound words: isochromatic; in chemistry, used in the names of substances which are isomeric with the substance denoted by the base word: isocyanic acid.

iso-

¹

combining form

1. equal or identical

   isomagnetic

2. indicating that a chemical compound is an isomer of a specified compound

   isobutane

   isocyanic acid

ISO

²

/ aɪsaʊ /

noun

1. International Organization for Standardization

Word History and Origins

Origin of iso-¹

By shortening; -o

Origin of iso-²

From Greek, combining form of ísos “equal”

Word History and Origins

Origin of iso-¹

from Greek isos equal

Origin of iso-²

Greek isos equal; often wrongly thought to be an abbreviation for International Standards Organization

Example Sentences

CalRecycle’s latest attempt at rules to implement the state’s plastic waste law is under fire — including for its decision to use ISO guidelines on hazardous waste that cost nearly $200 to access.

From Los Angeles Times

In the regulations’ latest iteration, the agency declared that it will only consider recycling technologies that follow standards issued by the International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, the Geneva-based group that sets standards for a variety of industries, including healthcare and transportation.

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According to the draft regulations: “A facility’s use of a technology that is not a mechanical recycling technology ... shall not be considered recycling unless the facility operates in a manner consistent with ISO 59014:2024.”

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To access ISO 59014:2024, one must purchase the report for about $187.

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“Copies of those ISO standards should be publicly available,” he said.

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