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a·mor·phous
(ə-môr′fəs)adj.
1. Lacking physical form or shape.
2. Lacking organization; formless: "He helped me turn a deeply felt but amorphous idea into a coherent narrative" (James S. Hirsch).
3. Lacking a crystalline structure: Glass is an amorphous material.
[From Greek amorphos : a-, without; see a-1 + morphē, shape.]
a·mor′phous·ly adv.
a·mor′phous·ness n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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
[C18: from New Latin, from Greek amorphos shapeless, from a-1 + morphē shape]
aˈmorphism n
aˈmorphously adv
aˈmorphousness n
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a•mor•phous
(əˈmɔr fəs)adj.
1. lacking definite form; having no specific shape: amorphous clouds.
2. of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; unorganized: an amorphous style.
3. (of a mineral) without crystalline structure.
4. Chem. not crystalline.
a•mor′phous•ly, adv.
a•mor′phous•ness, n.
a•mor′phism, n.
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a·mor·phous
(ə-môr′fəs)1. Not made of crystals. Glass is an amorphous substance.
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.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unformed - not having form or shape; "unformed clay" |
2. | amorphous - lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies inorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms | |
3. | ![]() 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
shaped, structured, regular, distinct, definite
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amorphous
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Translations
amorfa
amorfan
アモルファス
amorfaamorfs
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amorphous
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[əˈmɔːfəs] adj → amorfo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a·mor·phous
a. amorfo-a, sin forma.
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