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amorphous

amorp·hous

UK/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/ US/eɪˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having no definite form or distinct shape

  • “amorphous clouds of insects”
  • “an aggregate of formless particles”
  • “a shapeless mass of protoplasm”
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2.

lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

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3.

without real or apparent crystalline form

  • “an amorphous mineral”
  • “amorphous structure”
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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

Phrases

  • amorphous carbon

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