amorphous
has definitions from the field of crystallography
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[ adjective ] having no definite form or distinct shape
Examples "amorphous clouds of insects" "an aggregate of formless particles" "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)According_to his own testimony , he never actually saw things as shaped but only as generally amorphous `` blots '' of color of a more_or_less indefinite size ; at their edges they slipped pretty_much out_of_focus altogether . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies
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[ adjective ] without real or apparent crystalline form
Synonyms Examples "an amorphous mineral" "amorphous structure" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (crystallography) without real or apparent crystalline form
Synonyms Examples "an amorphous mineral" "amorphous structure" Related terms |
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