Iso

'''Iso''' ('''iso-''') is a prefix indicating similarity or equality. It comes from the Greek ίσος, 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

See also: contour line ---- ISO or Iso is the short name, not an acronym, of the International Organization for Standardization (also sometimes known informally and unofficially as the International Standards Organization). ---- ISO is also the short name, not an acronym, of the International Sugar Organization. ---- In the United States electric generation and transmission industry an ISO is an Independent System Operator. ---- In Information technology ISO ( or file extension .iso) is an ISO 9660 image of a file system. ---- Iso automobile - an Italian automobile manufacturer, developer of the Isetta bubble car and various sports cars. sl:izo

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