amorphous

a·mor·phous

A0262100 (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.

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

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a·mor′phous·ly adv.a·mor′phous·ness n.

amorphous

(əˈmɔːfəs) adj1. lacking a definite shape; formless2. of no recognizable character or type3. (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

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. [1725–35; < Greek ámorphos shapeless. See a-⁶, -morph, -ous] a•mor′phous•ly, adv. a•mor′phous•ness, n. a•mor′phism, n.

a·mor·phous

(ə-môr′fəs)1. Not made of crystals. Glass is an amorphous substance.2. Lacking definite form or shape.

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, shapelessunformed - not having form or shape; "unformed clay"
	2.	amorphous - lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodiesunstructuredinorganic - lacking the properties characteristic of living organisms
	3.	amorphous - without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"uncrystallised, uncrystallizednoncrystalline - not crystalline

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

amorphous

adjectiveHaving no distinct shape:formless, inchoate, shapeless, unformed, unshaped.

Translations

amorfvormeloosаморфный