Scalene
Scalene , adjective
[Latin scalenus, Greek {not transcribed}: compare French scalène.]
1.
(a) (Geometry) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle.
(b)
(Geometry) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2.
(a) (Anatomy) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.
(b)
(Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
Collocations (1)
Scalene muscles (Anatomy) , a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first and second ribs.
Scalene , noun
(Geometry) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.