scalene

[ skey-leen ]
/ skeɪˈlin /

adjective

Geometry.
  1. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
  2. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
Anatomy. of or relating to a scalenus muscle.

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Origin of scalene

1635–45; <Late Latin scalēnus<Greek skalēnós unequal

Words nearby scalene

scaled, scaledown, scale insect, scale leaf, scale moss, scalene, scalenectomy, scalene muscle, scalenohedron, scalenotomy, scalenus
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British Dictionary definitions for scalene

scalene
/ (ˈskeɪliːn) /

adjective

maths (of a triangle) having all sides of unequal length
anatomy of or relating to any of the scalenus muscles

Word Origin for scalene

C17: from Late Latin scalēnus with unequal sides, from Greek skalēnos
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Scientific definitions for scalene

scalene
[ skā′lēn′ ]

Having three unequal sides, as a triangle that is neither equilateral nor isosceles.
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