scalene

adj, noun — 4 senses

adj

UK /ˈskeɪliːn/ · US /ˈskeɪlin/

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

Mathematics, Sciences, Trigonometry Having sides all unequal in length.

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.

Derived terms: interscalene, intrascalene, scalene muscle, scalene triangle, scalenic, scaleno-, scalenohedron, scalenotomy

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of scalene muscle.

Mathematics, Sciences, Trigonometry Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of scalene triangle.

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