'Scalene' definitions:
Definition of 'scalene'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
adjective
Of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
Definition of 'Scalene'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Anat.) (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scalene'
From: GCIDE
- Scalene \Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. [1913 Webster]