The phrase "by shape" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe the characteristics of a physical object. For example, "The leaves of the tree were oval in shape."
The inclusions differ by shape, and whereas DM1 foci are spheroidal, DM2 foci are rod-shaped (Fig. 2).
All the joinery is by Shape London.
— that meaning has been mirrored by shape and sound.
sightings county by county, shape by shape, month by month.
The deformation is governed by shape control functions.
The child might sort them by color, by shape, or by function, or by something else.
It's a gothic netherworld inhabited by shape-shifting and threatening creatures.
A gripper actuated by shape-memory-alloy (SMA) wire was designed and fabricated.
The Forest has many mysterious aspects, and is dominated by shape-shifting or carnivorous trees, wolverines, and secrets.
Commenters on that video thought McCain came off pretty reptilian... mere coincidence, or is the Republican Party secretly controlled by shape-shifting reptilian humanoids?
It stays alive by shape-shifting over time, and the good/bad binary is just part of its insidious current form.
