scalene

[ skey-leen ]

/ skeɪˈlin /

adjective

Geometry.

(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.

Anatomy. of or relating to a scalenus muscle.

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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Example sentences from the Web for scalene

The general form is bounded by twelve scalene triangles and is a ditrigonal bipyramid.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various
Of triangles there are two kinds; one having the opposite sides equal (isosceles), the other with unequal sides (scalene).
Timaeus|Plato
A scalene or scaly member has no one side which is equal to his own interest.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841|Various
The dramatis persona in their relative positions first formed an isosceles triangle, then a scalene, afterwards a right line.
The Ocean Waifs|Mayne Reid

But it is sometime rationall, and to be expressed by a number: yet but in a scalene triangle onely.
The Way To Geometry|Peter Ramus

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.

单词	scalene
释义	scalene [ skey-leen ] / skeɪˈlin / adjective Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides. Anatomy. of or relating to a scalenus muscle. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scalene The general form is bounded by twelve scalene triangles and is a ditrigonal bipyramid. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7\|Various Of triangles there are two kinds; one having the opposite sides equal (isosceles), the other with unequal sides (scalene). Timaeus\|Plato A scalene or scaly member has no one side which is equal to his own interest. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 1, October 9, 1841\|Various The dramatis persona in their relative positions first formed an isosceles triangle, then a scalene, afterwards a right line. The Ocean Waifs\|Mayne Reid But it is sometime rationall, and to be expressed by a number: yet but in a scalene triangle onely. The Way To Geometry\|Peter Ramus 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 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 Scientific definitions for scalene scalene [ skā′lēn′ ] Having three unequal sides, as a triangle that is neither equilateral nor isosceles. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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