Amorphous

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amorphous
adj. shapeless, formless; changeable, mutable


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Amorphous solid
An amorphous solid is a solid in which there is no long-range order of the positions of the atoms. (Solids in which there is long-range atomic order are called crystalline solids or morphous). Most classes of solid materials can be found or prepared in an amorphous form. For instance, common window glass is an amorphous ceramic, many polymers (such as polystyrene) are amorphous, and even foods such as cotton candy are amorphous solids.
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amorphous
Adjective
1. having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"
(synonym) formless, shapeless
(similar) unformed
2. lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
(synonym) unstructured
(similar) inorganic
3. without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral"; "amorphous structure"
(synonym) uncrystallized, uncrystallised
(similar) noncrystalline


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Amorphous
(a.)
Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized.
  
 
(a.)
Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.
  
 
(a.)
Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.
  

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amorphous
adjective
with no regular shape


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