amorphous
lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
of no particular kind or character; indeterminate; having no pattern or structure; unorganized: an amorphous style; an amorphous personality.
Petrography, Mineralogy. occurring in a mass, as without stratification or crystalline structure.
Chemistry. not crystalline.
Biology. having structural components that are not clearly differentiated, as the nuclear material in certain bacteria.
Origin of amorphous
1Other words for amorphous
Other words from amorphous
- a·mor·phous·ly, adverb
- a·mor·phous·ness, noun
Words Nearby amorphous
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How to use amorphous in a sentence
While they purport to speak for free speech and Western values, their overarching goal is to use violence as a political solution, with “the left” as the amorphous enemy they purport to fight — by any means necessary.
Newly formed brain cells, for instance, must physically position themselves to avoid turning into “amorphous aggregates,” Wang says.
This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges | Science News Staff | September 30, 2020 | Science NewsTwo years later, he stepped down as chief technical officer and into the amorphous role of chief visionary officer.
Magic Leap tried to create an alternate reality. Its founder was already in one | Verne Kopytoff | September 26, 2020 | FortuneOf all the WNBA awards, Rookie of the Year may have the most amorphous definition.
Which Players Have A Shot At Becoming WNBA Rookie Of The Year? | Howard Megdal | September 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightRegular-season fights in the NHL by season and number of players involvedThere’s a certain ritual to curated violence in the NHL, much of which is traced back to an amorphous code.
“We got here hours ago,” says a man with a foot brace who's given up his spot in the amorphous line to sit on a folding chair.
Beyonce, Jay Z & No Doubt Sing to End Global Poverty in Central Park | Caitlin Dickson | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot in tax dollars, not in national resources, not even in the amorphous concept of a body count.
But the amorphous blend of character and character motivation somehow morphs into plot.
How I Write: James McBride, The New National Book Award Winner For Fiction | Noah Charney | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOur challenge today is to develop new defenses against this more amorphous, diffuse and individualized one.
How and what makes this amorphous movement step in this direction or that?
amorphous urates are readily soluble in caustic soda solutions.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe usual forms are: (a) Ammoniomagnesium phosphate crystals; (b) acid calcium phosphate crystals; and (c) amorphous phosphates.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWhen at all abundant, pus forms a white sediment resembling amorphous phosphates macroscopically.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddThe sediment usually contains abundant amorphous phosphates and crystals of triple phosphate and ammonium urate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddIn any case, Shoemakers statement has no bearing whatever on the pharmacologic action of pure amorphous phosphorus.
British Dictionary definitions for amorphous
/ (əˈmɔːfəs) /
lacking a definite shape; formless
of no recognizable character or type
(of chemicals, rocks, etc) not having a crystalline structure
Origin of amorphous
1Derived forms of amorphous
- amorphism, noun
- amorphously, adverb
- amorphousness, noun
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Scientific definitions for amorphous
[ ə-môr′fəs ]
Not made of crystals. Glass, amber, and plastics are amorphous substances.
Lacking definite form or shape.
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