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amorphous

/əˈmɔɹfəs/

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What does amorphous mean?

adjective

  1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
  2. Being without definite character or nature.
  3. Lacking organization or unity.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
  2. Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈmɔɹfəs/

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The crowd represents an amorphous being which can do nothing, and will nothing, without a head to lead it.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
It occurs in three forms like C, a diamond form, a graphite, and an amorphous.
Rufus P. (Rufus Phillips) WilliamsAn Introduction to Chemical ScienceProject Gutenberg ebook #3708
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Many of the substances named above, are found deposited either in an amorphous or crystalline form in the substance of the cell wall.
VariousThe Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915Project Gutenberg ebook #987
Its sheath, a travelling house, is a composite and barbaric piece of work, a megalithic pile wherein art, retires in favor of amorphous strength.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the Fly; With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of AutobiographyTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3422
And he said that the emu was as big as an ostrich, and looked like one, and had an amorphous appetite and would eat bricks.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895