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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-mawr-fuhs
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmɔr fəs



Definition of amorphous

Origin :
  • "shapeless," 1731, from Modern Latin amorphus, from Greek amorphos "without form, shapeless, deformed," from a- "without" (see a- (3)) + morphe "form" (see Morpheus). Related: Amorphously; amorphousness.
  • adj without definite shape, character
Example sentences :
  • Sulphur is known in two general forms, crystalline and amorphous.
  • Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson
  • It is impossible to ignite there a fragment of amorphous phosphorus.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • These are (a) amorphous substances, (b) fibers, and (c) cells.
  • Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
  • Prince-Bishops were kittle cattle, an amorphous kind of creature.
  • Extract from : « The Great North Road: York to Edinburgh » by Charles G. Harper
  • A virus might consist not of amorphous matter, but of microscopic beings.
  • Extract from : « Louis Pasteur » by Ren Vallery-Radot
  • There are two general forms—the crystalline and the amorphous.
  • Extract from : « Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, October 1899 » by Various
  • It464 may be obtained colourless by heating the yellow crystals with hydriodic acid and amorphous phosphorus to 240.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • It is preferable to preserve it in the amorphous state, and in well-stoppered bottles, as it is very deliquescent.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • They are obtained from certain plants in amorphous masses; most of them exude spontaneously, or on puncturing the bark.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • And come what might, in his own hazy, amorphous fashion he desired to be captain of his soul.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee

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