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amorphous shape

Definitions of amorphous shape
  1. noun
    an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
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    shapelessness
    an amorphous or indefinite shape
    blob
    an indistinct shapeless form
    space
    an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    compartment
    a space into which an area is subdivided
    crenel, crenelle
    a notch or open space between two merlons in a crenelated battlement
    pleural space
    the small potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura
    subarachnoid space
    a space in the meninges beneath the arachnoid membrane and above the pia mater that contains the cerebrospinal fluid
    enclosure, natural enclosure
    a naturally enclosed space
    expanse
    a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
    gap, opening
    an open or empty space in or between things
    swath
    the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine
    angle
    the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
    emptiness, vacancy, vacuum, void
    an empty area or space
    hole
    an unoccupied space
    cavity, enclosed space
    space that is surrounded by something
    pocket
    (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
    type of:
    form, shape
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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