amorphous

Pronunciation: /əˈmɔ(ɹ)fəs/

The English word “amorphous” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

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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