Delineation vs Contrivance - What's the difference?
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The act of delineating; depiction.
(arts) An image of the outline of an object.
A graphic verbal description.
a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task
a means, such as an elaborate plan or strategy, to accomplish a certain objective
* 2005 , .
something overly artful or artificial
Delineation is a related term of contrivance.
As nouns the difference between delineation and contrivance
is that delineation is the act of delineating; depiction while contrivance is a (mechanical) device to perform a certain task.delineation
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(en noun)contrivance
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(en noun)- And along with each of these go their images, not the things themselves, — they too have come about by godlike contrivance .