amorphous
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[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek (amorphos) "without form, shapeless, deformed", itself from a- "without" + (morphè) "form"
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈmɔrfəs/
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[edit] Adjective
amorphous (comparative more amorphous, superlative most amorphous)
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- lacking a definite form or clear shape
- The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap.
- being without definite character or nature
- lacking organization or unity
- (physics) in the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
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[edit] Translations
lacking a definite form or clear shape
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being without definite character or nature
lacking organization or unity
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physics: in the non-chrystalline state of solid
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