amorphous

Senso (Inglese)

  1. Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
  2. (broadly) Being without definite character or nature.
  3. (broadly) Lacking organization or unity.
  4. In the non-crystalline solid state of, or being a non-crystalline counterpart to, a crystalline solid.
  5. Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.

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crystalline#Adjective, crystal#Adjective
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (ámorphos, “without form, shapeless, deformed”) (itself from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “form”) + -ous. By surface analysis, a- + -morphous.

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