amorphousa‧mor‧phous /əˈmɔːfəs $ -ɔːr-/ adjective formal 
an amorphous mass of twisted metal
WORD ORIGINamorphous
Origin:
1700-1800 Greek amorphos, from morphe ‘shape’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In her later works, large, amorphous shapes seem to float on the canvas.
- The molten rock hardens into amorphous forms.
- Although Patriots capture headlines and boast of a massive underground movement, they are so amorphous that counting them is guesswork.
- Aspiration cytology of the neck mass showed only amorphous, necrotic material.
- From the sundeck one could see a hillside with growths of ponderosa and scores of sparkling amorphous swimming pools.
- Led by some bishops, we have replaced spirituality with an amorphous concern for the material needs of others.
- These solids are said to be amorphous.
- This master curve is typical of those obtained on a number of amorphous polymers and to be found in the literature.
Longman Language Activatorhaving no clear or exact shape
something, especially a piece of clothing, that is shapeless has no clear or definite shape, and often looks unattractive: · He was wearing a shapeless grey coat which really did not fit him.· People trudged on, carrying shapeless bundles full of clothes or bedding.
formal having no definite shape that can be described or recognized because everything you can see is unclear or is mixed together: · The molten rock hardens into amorphous forms.· In her later works, large, amorphous shapes seem to float on the canvas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY an amorphous mass of twisted metalCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
having no definite shape or features: an amorphous mass of twisted metal· This master curve is typical of those obtained on a number of amorphous polymers and to be found in the literature.· An amorphous polymer in this state has been likened to a plate of frozen spaghetti.· The orientation of the chains of amorphous polymers on deformation.· This allows the onset of molecular motion in amorphous polymers to take place at temperatures below the melting temperature of such crystallites.
an amorphous mass of twisted metal