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Io.,
an abbreviation of:
I/O, an abbreviation of:
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I/O, an abbreviation of:
i•o
(ē′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. i•os.
I•o (ī′ō, ē′ō),USA pronunciation n.
I•o (ī′ō, ē′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. I•os.
Io, [Symbol, Chem.]
Io.,
I/O,
- Birdsa small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey. Also called Hawaiian hawk.
- Hawaiian ‘io
I•o (ī′ō, ē′ō),USA pronunciation n.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]a woman who, being loved by Zeus, was transformed into a white heifer and was, at the wish of Hera, first guarded by Argus and later pursued through the world by a gadfly until she reached Egypt, where she resumed her true shape: identified by the Egyptians with Isis.
- Astronomya large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.
I•o (ī′ō, ē′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. I•os.
- Chemistry, InsectsSee Io moth.
Io, [Symbol, Chem.]
- ionium.
Io.,
- Place NamesIowa.
I/O,
- Naval Termsinboard-outboard.
- Computinginput/output.
- Grammarindirect object.
'Io.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ion
- Argus
- Galilean satellites
- Hawaiian hawk
- Io
- Io moth
- Ionian Islands
- Ionian Sea
- Ionian mode
- Iowa
- Telegonus
- all
- arteritis
- baguette
- bersagliere
- brachycranic
- capuchin
- cloisonné
- dolichocranic
- fascism
- fascist
- fellatio
- gladiola
- io
- iolite
- ion
- ionium
- manioc
- mesocranic
- mount
- ouabain
- periodate
- periodic acid
- phoronid
- pistachio
- pistachio green
- prefatory
- rhotacism
- scenarist
- semiopen
- semioriental
- semioval
- semiovate
- usucapion
- vibrio