Amorphous Definition & Meaning from 601 Words

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/əˈmɔː.fəs/ (adj)

Amorphous definition

without any particular shape or form, shapeless, inchoate, nebulous, structureless, vague, formless, fluid, indeterminate, unformed

Example

With few exceptions, the particles that compose a solid material, whether ionic, molecular, covalent, or metallic, are held in place by strong attractive forces between them. When we discuss solids, therefore, we consider the positions of the atoms, molecules, or ions, which are essentially fixed in space, rather than their motions (which are more important in liquids and gases). The constituents of a solid can be arranged in two general ways: they can form a regular repeating three-dimensional structure called a crystal lattice, thus producing a crystalline solid, or they can aggregate with no particular order, in which case they form an amorphous solid (from the Greek ámorphos, meaning “shapeless”).

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Antonyms

defined

Parts of speech

Noun: amorphousness

Adverb: amorphously