noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
amorphous; non-crystalline
Technical term in crystallography and materials science for solids lacking long-range atomic order. Used attributively with の.
ガラスは非晶質の固体である。
Glass is an amorphous solid.
非晶質シリコンは太陽電池に使われる。
Amorphous silicon is used in solar cells.
アモルファス is a common loanword synonym for amorphous, often used in the same technical contexts.
Compound of 非 (hi, 'non-') + 晶 (shō, 'crystal') + 質 (shitsu, 'quality, substance'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'amorphous' in scientific contexts.