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scalene

[ skey-leen ]

adjective

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


scalene

/ ˈskeɪliːn /

adjective

  1. maths (of a triangle) having all sides of unequal length
  2. anatomy of or relating to any of the scalenus muscles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


scalene

/ skālēn′ /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalene1

1635–45; < Late Latin scalēnus < Greek skalēnós unequal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalene1

C17: from Late Latin scalēnus with unequal sides, from Greek skalēnos
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Example Sentences

Of triangles there are two kinds; one having the opposite sides equal (isosceles), the other with unequal sides (scalene).

The first solid is a regular pyramid, of which the base and sides are formed by four equilateral or twenty-four scalene triangles.

Now of the two triangles, the isosceles has one form only; the scalene or unequal-sided has an infinite number.

A scalene triangle abc might also be employed, or a tetrahedron.

The points we occupied respectively formed a scalene triangle.

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