Scalene

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scalene \Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.)
     A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Scalene \Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.]
     1. (Geom.)
        (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a
            triangle.
        (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
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     2. (Anat.)
        (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene
            muscles.
        (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
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     {Scalene muscles} (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three
        on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae
        to the first and second ribs.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scalene
       adj 1: of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
       2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles