scalene Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
  2. adjective of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

WordNet

Sca*lene" adjective
Etymology
L. scalenus, Gr. : cf. F. scalène.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
  2. (Anat.) (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
Sca*lene" noun
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

Webster 1913