Io (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural i·os.
  1. a small, solitary hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and breeding only on the Island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only indigenous bird of prey: classified as near threatened.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. a large volcanically active moon of the planet Jupiter.
noun, plural I·os.
  1. Io moth.
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. ionium.
abbreviation
  1. Iowa.
  1. inboard-outboard.
  2. input/output.
abbreviation
  1. indirect object.
the internet domain name for
  1. British Indian Ocean Territory
noun
  1. a maiden loved by Zeus and turned into a white heifer by either Zeus or Hera
noun
  1. the innermost of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, displaying intense volcanic activity. Diameter: 3640 km; orbital radius: 422 000 km
the chemical symbol for
  1. ionium
abbreviation for
  1. input/output
    Io (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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