nounπShareThe state of being isolated, detached, or separated."After the argument with her best friend, she felt a deep sense of iso and didn't want to talk to anyone. "conditionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe state of being away from other people."After a bad cold, I enjoyed the peace and quiet of iso away from my noisy family. "mindhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of isolating."Social distancing is social isolation, which is a human rights violation on par with torture and other war crimes."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(of a country) The state of not having diplomatic relations with other countries (either with most or all other countries, or with specified other countries)."After the government changed, the country suffered a period of iso, with almost all other nations refusing to speak to them. "politicsnationgovernmentworldstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe obtaining of an element from one of its compounds, or of a compound from a mixture"The lab assistant successfully performed an iso of iron from the rust sample. "chemistryelementsubstancecompoundscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe separation of a patient, suffering from a contagious disease, from contact with others (compare: quarantine)"To stop the spread of measles, the doctor ordered the child's iso at home, away from school and other children. "medicinediseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA database property that determines when and how changes made in one transaction are visible to other concurrent transactions."The database administrator adjusted the iso to prevent students from seeing each other's quiz answers before the submission deadline. "computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSimilarity of form"The iso between the twins' handwriting made it difficult to tell whose note it was. "appearancetypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA one-to-one correspondence""Creating an efficient seating chart for the class requires finding an iso β one student per seat." "mathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
