SCALENE

a. n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
a.

Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle.

2.
a.

Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

3.
a.

Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.

4.
a.

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.

5.
n.

A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

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