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amorphousUnorganized or vague. A lack of structure. For example, the amorphous state of a bit on a rewritable optical disc means that the light from a laser beam will scatter and not be as reflective as a highly structured crystalline bit. Contrast with crystalline. See amorphous silicon, amorphous semiconductor, phase change disc and phase change memory. amorphous (of chemicals, rocks, etc.) not having a crystalline structure amorphous [ə′mȯr·fəs] (physics) Pertaining to a solid which is noncrystalline, having neither definite form nor structure. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| (38) In this context, it does not seem surprising that the
king's proclamation emphasized the amorphousness of money and the
polymorphy of those that produced it or that it produced a powerful
association between the two. A cascading roof of copper heightens the impression of
organic amorphousness and marks out the building as a conspicuously
contemporary addition to the fabric and life of the city. But for many popularizers and lay users, the
very amorphousness of the term was surely part of its attraction. |
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