Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
of a triangle having three sides of different lengths;
2.
of or relating to any of the scalene muscles;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scalene \Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.)
A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
scalene
adj 1: of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles