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Asio

Asio

1 9.9
A group of owls with ear tufts like the long-eared owl found in Europe and other places
  • noun
  • /ˈeɪziˌoʊ/
  • Specialized
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  • The Asio owl is known for its distinctive long ears and silent flight while hunting at night.

Examples

  • There are ASIO drivers at least for the ZOOM, and I'd guess for those others as well.

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  • Then you need to lower the ASIO latency (via the ASIO panel) from the default 50 ms to something like 5-12 ms.

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  • Then you need to lower the ASIO latency (via the ASIO panel) from the default 50 ms to something like 5-12 ms.

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  • If the sound device in question shows as your Recording and Playback timing master, and the respective ASIO drivers as the in/out drivers, you should be good to go.

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  • ASIO hassling Australian anarchists in lead-up to G20 in 2014.

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  • Fairfax Media has confirmed that ASIO has pursued a wide-ranging investigation in relation to Ryder, including ASIO officers carrying out inquiries in her hometown of Rutherglen.

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  • In the wildlife reserve, we spotted an Asio resting on a branch during the evening.

  • Children learned about the Asio species during their biology class, focusing on its habitat and behavior.

Synonyms

genus Asio
vsAsio
  • Specialized
9.4

A group of owls that includes the long-eared and short-eared owls

has identical meaning but is the shorter name without the taxonomic label

Compounds

Asio otus
  • Specialized
9.9

A slender European owl with long ear tufts found mainly in pine forests

genus Asio
  • Specialized
9.4

A group of owls that includes the long-eared and short-eared owls

Otus asio
  • Specialized
9.9

A small North American owl with hornlike feather tufts and a high trembling whistle

Surface Forms

Asio singular
Asios plural

Etymology

Asio comes from Latin, where it meant 'a kind of owl'. So the old name was kept as the scientific name for the group of ear-tufted owls, like the long-eared and short-eared owl.