Amorphous solid - Amorphous solid

Japanese: アモルファス固体 - あもるふぁすこたい
Amorphous solid - Amorphous solid

...In a crystal, atoms (or molecules) are arranged in a regular, periodic order (translational symmetry). In contrast, a solid in which the arrangement or connections of atoms are greatly disordered is called a non-crystalline solid or amorphous solid. This state is also called an amorphous state.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "amorphous solid" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…結晶の中では原子(または分子)は周期的に規則正しく(並進対称性)並んでいる。これに対して,原子の配置あるいは原子のつながりが大きく乱れた固体を,非晶質固体あるいはアモルファス固体という。またこのような状態を無定形状態という。…

※「アモルファス固体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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