amorphous
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- adjective
- /əˈmɔr.fəs/
- Specialized
- The only symptom was this queasiness, along with a certain amorphous heaviness in her limbs.
- amorphous silicon
- amorphous semiconductor
- amorphous solid
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Watch on YouTubeThose are called amorphous solids or also glass.
- Those are called amorphous solids or also glass.
- And so it's kind of a refining, honing process from like an amorphous glob of clay to a beautifully refined sculpture.
Examples
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Because glass is an amorphous solid, it has a molecular structure that's random like a liquid, making it transparent and shapeable when heated.
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How do you hold on to an amorphous rounded shape?
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And again, I'm working in an amorphous organic shape.
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Now let's talk about amorphous silicon.
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Those are called amorphous solids or also glass.
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The Glob had an amorphous shape and a bland color and texture.
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The sea heaved sluggishly, great amorphous sweeps rising and falling without apparent direction.
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And so it's kind of a refining, honing process from like an amorphous glob of clay to a beautifully refined sculpture.
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The artist created an abstract sculpture that had an amorphous and fluid shape, making it hard to tell where it began or ended.
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The fog outside created an amorphous landscape, where the trees and buildings blended into a hazy silhouette.
Synonyms
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It has no clear shape or form
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Not organized in a clear plan or order
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Something that has no clear shape, like fog or a cloud
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Not having a regular internal pattern like crystals
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Not having a clear shape or form
Not in a solid crystal form
A material that does not have a regular internal pattern, like glass
Antonyms
Compounds
How Shapeless
Surface Forms
Morphology
amorphous = morphous (semi-transparent) = a + morph + ous
If 'morphous' is known, adding privative 'a-' gives the straightforward sense 'without form'.
Etymology
Amorphous comes from the Greek parts a- 'not' and morph 'shape', so it literally means 'without shape'. Think of glass or fog that has no fixed form, and you will remember why scientists call such materials amorphous.