amorphous
English
/əˈmɔɹfəs/
adj
Definitions
- Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
- (by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
- (by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
- (physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
- (set theory) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄμορφος (shapeless, without form, deformed).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἄμορφος
Gloss
shapeless, without form, deformed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amorphously English
- amorphousness English
- polyamorphous English
- amorphus Latin
- amorfo Italian
- amorphe French
- amorfo Spanish, Castilian
- μορφή Ancient Greek
- ἄμορφος Ancient Greek
- amorf Norwegian Bokmål
- amorf Norwegian Nynorsk
- άμορφος Greek (modern)