amorphous

  • 1Amorphous — A*mor phous, a. [Gr. ?; a priv. + morfh form.] 1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless. Kirwan. [1913 Webster] 2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid substance; uncrystallized. [1913 Webster] 3. Of no… …

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  • 2Amorphous — Amorphous. См. Аморфный. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …

    Словарь металлургических терминов

  • 3amorphous — index indefinite, intangible, vague Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4amorphous — (adj.) shapeless, 1731, from Mod.L. amorphus, from Gk. amorphos without form, shapeless, deformed, from a without + morphe form (see MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus)). Related: Amorphously; amorphousness …

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  • 5amorphous — [adj] without definite shape, character baggy, blobby, characterless, formless, inchoate, indeterminate, irregular, nebulous, nondescript, shapeless, unformed, unshaped, unstructured, vague; concepts 404,490 Ant. definite, distinct, distinctive,… …

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  • 6amorphous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) without a definite shape or form. 2) technical not crystalline. ORIGIN from Greek a without + morph form …

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  • 7amorphous — [ə môr′fəs] adj. [ModL amorphus < Gr amorphos < a , without + morphē, form] 1. without definite form; shapeless 2. of no definite type; anomalous 3. unorganized; vague 4. Biol. without definite or specialized structure, as some lower forms… …

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  • 8amorphous — adjective Etymology: Greek amorphos, from a + morphē form Date: circa 1731 1. a. having no definite form ; shapeless < an amorphous cloud mass > b. being without definite character or nature …

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  • 9amorphous — amorphously, adv. amorphousness, n. /euh mawr feuhs/, adj. 1. lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds. 2. of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an&#8230; …

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  • 10amorphous — [[t]əmɔ͟ː(r)fəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure. [FORMAL] A dark, strangely amorphous shadow filled the room. ...the amorphous mass of the unemployed. Syn: shapeless …

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