The phrase "a distinct shape and" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing an object or concept that has a clear and recognizable form, often in a comparative or descriptive context.
Example: "The sculpture was remarkable for its a distinct shape and intricate details that captivated all who viewed it."
Alternatives: "a unique form and" or "a clear outline and".
He should get up and down for his par, but this leaderboard is taking a distinct shape, and it's one that's a result of being fed lots of Argentinian steak washed down with the odd goblet of red wine.
The pattern seen in the PCoA of participant responses on knowledge and acceptance measures displayed a distinct shape and curve.
For instance, silver nanoparticles with a distinct shape and size distribution can be obtained from laser irradiation of an aqueous solution of silver salt and surfactant (Van Phu et al. 2014).
Yeast actin structures (patches, cables, and rings) each have a distinct shape, function, architecture, and molecular composition (Moseley and Goode 2006).
The plant has a distinct shape, with red petals and up to 19 bright yellow stamen forming a cone.
Responses within the 10 ms window from laser onset were considered direct, as they had a distinct shape (longer rise time) and occurred immediately after glutamate uncaging (shorter latency) (Figure 1C).
A refined reconstruction of the 'open' monomer at 23 Å resolution allowed the unambiguous docking of the crystal structure of the beetle TERT [ 34,33] into the EM density as they share a very distinct shape and also the characteristic tunnel, locating the position of the catalytic pocked in the EM density.
The curves in Figure 4A have a distinct shape, with one curve always increasing, and the other curve almost always decreasing.
Each fingerprint region has a distinct shape similarity threshold (the Fingerprint Tanimoto in Figure 11) and covers the entire shape diversity of a given conformer volume range.
The location of each bruise was recorded according to one of 36 anatomical sites, together with the size and appearance: petechiae, bruise of a distinct shape or within a cluster.
