scalene noun & adjective. ['skeɪli:n] M17.
[Late Latin scalenus from Greek skalenos uneven, unequal, scalene.]
A. noun.
1. Geometry. A triangle with three unequal sides. rare. M17.

2. Anatomy. = SCALENUS. L19.
b. adjective.
1. Geometry. Of a triangle: having three unequal sides. M18.
scalene cone, scalene cylinder: of which the axis is not perpendicular to the base.

2. Anatomy. Of, pertaining to, or designating a scalenus muscle. E19.

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