AMORPHOUS


Meaning of AMORPHOUS in English

[ ə'mɔ:fəs ]

■ adjective

1》 without a clearly defined shape or form.

2》 Mineralogy & Chemistry not crystalline, or not apparently crystalline.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C18: from mod. L. amorphus , from Gk amorphos 'shapeless' (from a- 'without' + morphē 'form') + -ous .

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