amorphous

  • 11amorphous —    An anomalous, shapeless form, without crystalline structure. Amorphous materials have no sharply defined melting point, and surfaces of pieces that break have undulating surfaces like those of lumps of broken glass or of resin, both of which… …

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  • 12amorphous — a•mor•phous [[t]əˈmɔr fəs[/t]] adj. 1) lacking definite form; having no specific shape: amorphous clouds[/ex] 2) of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; unorganized: an amorphous style[/ex] 3) mir pet (of a mineral) without crystalline …

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  • 13amorphous — /əˈmɔfəs / (say uh mawfuhs) adjective 1. lacking definite form; having no specific shape: *Microscopic lumps of a white amorphous substance seen scattered through the brains of people who suffered from senile dementia. –bruce ford, 1984. 2. of no …

  • 14amorphous — adjective /əˈmɔrfəs/ a) lacking a definite form or clear shape The enormous pile of spaghetti landed on the floor in an amorphous heap. b) being without definite character or nature Syn: formless, shapeless …

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  • 15amorphous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shapeless, formless; heterogenous, vague. See formlessness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [uh MOR fus] shapeless, without form. Abstract art is sometimes completely amorphous.… …

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  • 16amorphous — a|mor|phous [əˈmo:fəs US o:r ] adj formal [Date: 1700 1800; : Greek; Origin: amorphos, from morphe shape ] having no definite shape or features ▪ an amorphous mass of twisted metal …

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  • 17amorphous — a|mor|phous [ ə mɔrfəs ] adjective FORMAL with no clear shape, design, or structure: an amorphous mass of buildings and highways …

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  • 18amorphous — adjective formal having no definite shape or features: an amorphous mass of twisted metal amorphously adverb amorphousness noun (U) …

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  • 19amorphous — adjective an amorphous lump of clay Syn: shapeless, formless, structureless, indeterminate; vague, nebulous, indefinite …

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  • 20amorphous — UK [əˈmɔː(r)fəs] / US [əˈmɔrfəs] adjective formal with no clear shape, design, or structure an amorphous mass of buildings and highways …

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