amorphicity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English amorphic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English amorphicity From amorphic + -ity.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being amorphic.
Also, the manner in which these amorphous samples are generated varies widely: some are produced by chemical vapour deposition; others are generated by ionic bombardment of otherwise crystalline samples until arguably amorphicity appears, or by sudden freezing from the melt.
2016 January 28, “Superconductivity in Bismuth. A New Look at an Old Problem”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: