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 Definitions of amorphous  [əˈmɔr fəs]  

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Definition of 'amorphous' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) amorphous
lacking definite form; having no specific shape:
amorphous clouds.

2.  amorphous
of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; unorganized:
an amorphous style.

3.  amorphous
(of a mineral) without crystalline structure.

4.  amorphous
Chem. not crystalline.

Etymology:  (1725–35; < Gk ámorphos shapeless. See a -6, -morph , -ous)

Definition of 'amorphous' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) amorphous, formless, shapeless
having no definite form or distinct shape
"amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"

2. (adj) amorphous, unstructured
lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

3. (adj) amorphous, uncrystallized, uncrystallised
without real or apparent crystalline form
"an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"


Definition of 'amorphous' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) amorphous
having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless

2. (adj) amorphous
without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized

3. (adj) amorphous
of no particular kind or character; anomalous



'amorphous' - Nearby Entries  

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