scalenousadj.
/skəˈliːnəs/ Now rare.
= scalene adj. 1a, 1b.
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the world > space > shape > angularity > specific angular shape > [adjective] > triangular > having three unequal sides
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1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. 72 A Pyramid consisteth of foure triangles,..each whereof is divided.., into six scalenous triangles.
1710 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum II A Cone is called Scalenous when one side of it is longer than the other.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Scalenum A Cylinder, whose Axis is inclined, is also said to be Scalenous.
1767 A. C. Ducarel Anglo-Norm. Antiq. 5 The figure of this camp..approaches nearly to that which mathematicians call a Scalenous Triangle.
1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 108 A scalenous or oblique cone.
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