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Free sign upThe phrase "and the contours of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the outlines, shapes, or boundaries of something, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The artist captured the essence of the landscape, highlighting the contours of the hills and valleys."
Alternatives: "and the outlines of" or "and the shapes of".
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And the contours of the 2020 race are nothing if not uncertain.
The use of shading to define muscles and the contours of the face is also rare.
Mark Twain defined the rhythms of our prose and the contours of our moral map.
The political nation will divide sharply and perhaps bitterly as the campaign takes shape and the contours of battle emerge.
Division lawyers decide which cases to bring, where to bring them and the contours of the legal theory presented to the court.
The driver's head and face are so thoroughly wrapped with a large grey shawl that only his eyes and the contours of his nose are visible.
The mood and the contours of political cooperation here were apparent in the French reaction to the American raid on Libya.
Software developed by Thirdlove then draws up measurements by calculating the distance between the mirror and the contours of the body.
The most familiar ones appear in nature, in the branching of trees, the edges of clouds, and the contours of coastlines.
The trap entrances face left, and the contours of the prey animals during the CEs are retraced (the time intervals between two frames is 0.1 ms).
The load/displacement behavior and the contours of embedded and through-the-width delamination propagation for composite laminates are presented.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com