scalene
adjective
sca·lene ˈskā-ˌlēn 
skā-ˈlēn
of a triangle
: having the three sides of unequal length see triangle illustration
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The third leg of the scalene triangle is the capped I-91. 
Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2021 There's enough punch up and down the tach to regularly exercise the traction control as well as your scalene muscles. Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2020 The elliptical motion of those legs, combined with its scalene triangle body shape, given the machine inherent stability. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2017 Using an exercise from the DAoM book Games and Puzzles, Strogatz handed each of his students a pair of scissors, as well as a piece of paper with a scalene triangle drawn in the middle of it. Jessica Lahey, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2014
Tom Condon, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2021 There's enough punch up and down the tach to regularly exercise the traction control as well as your scalene muscles. Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 2 Oct. 2020 The elliptical motion of those legs, combined with its scalene triangle body shape, given the machine inherent stability. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2017 Using an exercise from the DAoM book Games and Puzzles, Strogatz handed each of his students a pair of scissors, as well as a piece of paper with a scalene triangle drawn in the middle of it. Jessica Lahey, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2014 Word History
Etymology
Late Latin scalenus, from Greek skalēnos, literally, uneven; perhaps akin to Greek skolios crooked, skelos leg — more at isosceles
First Known Use
1734, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
scalene 1 of 2
adjective
sca·lene ˈskā-ˌlēn, skā-ˈ
: of, relating to, or being a scalenus muscle
scalene
2 of 2noun
: scalenus
called also scalene muscle
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