scalene
See also: scalène
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus, from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal, scalene”).
Adjective
scalene (not comparable)
- (geometry, of a polygon) Having no two sides equal.
- 1828, The Imperial Magazine; or, Compendium of Religious, Moral, and Philosophical Knowledge, volume 10, Astronomical Occurrences for January, page 69:
- During the month [Saturn] forms a scalene triangle with Betelgeux and Procyon, and on the 10th an isosceles triangle with them, α Orionis being the summit.
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- (geometry, of a cone) Having the axis inclined to the base; oblique.
- (anatomy) Obliquely situated and unequal-sided.
- (anatomy) Pertaining to a scalene muscle.
Derived terms
- intrascalene
- scalene muscle
- scalenectomy
Related terms
- scalenous
Translations
sides of different lengths
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Noun
scalene (plural scalenes)
- (geometry) A figure having no two sides equal.
- (anatomy) A scalene muscle.
See also
References
- “scalene, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, April 2016.
Italian
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