Is

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Is- \Is-\
     See {Iso-}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Is \Is\, v. i. [AS. is; akin to G. & Goth. ist, L. est, Gr. ?,
     Skr. asti. [root]9. Cf. {Am}, {Entity}, {Essence}, {Absent}.]
     The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the
     indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See
     {Be}.
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     Note: In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old
           English, is was used for all persons of the singular.
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                 For thy is I come, and eke Alain.  --Chaucer.
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                 Aye is thou merry.                 --Chaucer.
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     Note: The idiom of using the present for future events sure
           to happen is a relic of Old English in which the
           present and future had the same form; as, this year
           Christmas is on Friday.
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                 To-morrow is the new moon.         --1 Sam. xx.
                                                    5.
           Isabel

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iso- \I"so-\, Is- \Is-\ [Gr. 'i`sos equal.]
     A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality;
     the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous,
     isochromatic. Specif.:
     (a) (Chem.) Applied to certain compounds having the same
         composition but different properties; as in isocyanic.
     (b) (Organic Chem.) Applied to compounds of certain isomeric
         series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is
         connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted
         with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  is
       See {be}

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IS
       Intermediate System (ATM)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IS
       International Standard (ISO)
       
       

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  IS
       International Supplement (ODT)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  IS
       
          1.  {International Standard}.
       
          2. {Intermediate System}.
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  is
       
           The {country code} for Iceland.
       
          (1999-01-27)