Amorphous solid
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"Amorphous" redirects here. For other uses, see Amorphous (disambiguation).
In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal. The terms "glass" and "glassy solid" are sometimes used synonymously with amorphous solid; however, these terms refer specifically to amorphous materials that undergo a glass transition.[1] Examples of amorphous solids include glasses, metallic glasses, and certain types of plastics and polymers.[2][3]