amorphous (redirected from amorphously)

a·mor·phous  (-môrfs)

adj.

1. Lacking definite form; shapeless. See Synonyms at shapeless.

2. Of no particular type; anomalous.

3. Lacking organization; formless.

4. Lacking distinct crystalline structure.

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[From Greek amorphos : a-, without; see a-¹ + morph, shape.]

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a·morphous·ly adv.

a·morphous·ness n.

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amorphous [əˈmɔːfəs]

adj

1. lacking a definite shape; formless

2. of no recognizable character or type

3. (Chemistry) (of chemicals, rocks, etc.) not having a crystalline structure

[from New Latin, from Greek amorphos shapeless, from a-¹ + morphē shape]

amorphism  n

amorphously  adv

amorphousness  n

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amorphous  (-môrfs)

1. Not made of crystals. Glass, amber, and plastics are amorphous substances.

2. Lacking definite form or shape.

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amorphous - Something amorphous has no real shape or is irregularly shaped—like pudding; an amorphous solid lacks the perfect ordered structure of crystals. Other examples are glass, polymers, and rubber.

See also related terms for rubber.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	amorphous - having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" formless, shapeless unformed - not having form or shape; "unformed clay"
	2.	amorphous - lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies unstructured inorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
	3.	amorphous - without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure" uncrystallised, uncrystallized noncrystalline - not crystalline

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amorphous

adjective shapeless, vague, irregular, nondescript, indeterminate, unstructured, nebulous, formless, inchoate, characterless, unformed, unshaped, unshapen A dark, amorphous shadow filled the room.
shaped, structured, regular, distinct, definite

Translations

amorphous [əˈmɔːfəs] ADJ → amorfo

amorphous [əˈmɔː^rfəs] adj

[mass, shape] → informe

[group] → amorphe

amorphous

adj → amorph, strukturlos, formlos; style, ideas, play, novel → strukturlos, ungegliedert; (Geol) → amorph

amorphous [əˈmɔːfəs] adj → amorfo/a