io Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
  2. noun the closest of Jupiter's moons; has active volcanoes

WordNet


I"o noun
Etymology
L.; cf. Gr. "iw`.
Wordforms
plural Ios
Definitions
  1. An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often interjectional.

Webster 1913