SCALENE

scalene

(adjective) of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

scalene

(adjective) of a triangle having three sides of different lengths

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

scalene (not comparable)

(geometry, of a triangle) Having sides unequal in length.

Noun

scalene (plural scalenes)

(anatomy) Any of several muscles extending from the neck to the first and second ribs.

Synonym: scalenus

(geometry) A scalene triangle.

Anagrams

• Senecal, canelés, cleanse, elances, enlaces, enscale

Source: Wiktionary

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Sca*lene", a. Etym: [L. scalenus, Gr. scalène.]

1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

2. (Anat.) (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebræ to the first and second ribs.

Sca*lene", n. (Geom.)

Definition: A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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