Scalene Definition

skālēn, skā-lēn
adjective
Designating or of any of three deeply set muscles extending from the first two ribs to the cervical vertebrae, and serving to bend the neck.
Webster's New World
Having unequal sides and angles.
Webster's New World
Having the axis not perpendicular to the base; oblique.
Webster's New World
noun
A scalene muscle.
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Other Word Forms of Scalene

Noun

Singular:
scalene
Plural:
scalenes

Origin of Scalene

  • Late Latin scalēnus from Greek skalēnos from skallein to hoe, stir up skel-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scalene Sentence Examples

  • A scalene triangle abc might also be employed, or a tetrahedron.

  • On the other hand I could change my model into a scalene triangle.

  • Being either isosceles or scalene is inseparable from a triangle in real existence.

  • Exercises to stretch the scalene muscles and related tight tissues can relief scalene muscles and related tight tissues can relief scalene muscle syndrome.

  • The main lithic finds include microliths, particularly scalene triangles, and irregularly shaped picks made mostly of cherty limestone.

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