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Webster 1913 Edition
Scalene
Sca-lene′
,Adj.
[L.
scalenus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. scalène
.] 1.
(Geom.)
(a)
Having the sides and angles unequal; – said of a triangle.
(b)
Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2.
(Anat.)
(a)
Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.
(b)
Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
Scalene muscles
(Anat.)
, a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first and second ribs.
Sca-lene′
,Noun.
(Geom.)
A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scalene
SCALE'NE
,Definition 2024
scalene
scalene
See also: scalène
English
Adjective
Example of a scalene triangle.
scalene (comparative more scalene, superlative most scalene)
Translations
sides of different lengths
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Derived terms
- scalene muscle
- scalenectomy
See also
Noun
scalene (plural scalenes)
Anagrams
References
- “scalene, adj. and n.”, in OED Online, Oxford: Oxford University Press, April 2016.