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amorphousness

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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.
[From Greek amorphos : a-, without; see a-1 + morph, shape.]
a·morphous·ly adv.
a·morphous·ness n.
Translations
amorphousness
n → Strukturlosigkeit f


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