amorphous
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amorphous
adj. shapeless, formless; changeable, mutable

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Amorphous solid
In condensed matter physics, an amorphous (from the Greek a, without, morphé, shape, form) or non-crystalline solid is a solid that lacks the long-range order characteristic of a crystal.

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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


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amorphous
příd.jm. amorfní; beztvarý

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amorphous
Przym. bezkształtny


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