scalene
See also: scalène
English
Alternative forms
- scalenus (noun)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪ.liːn/
Audio (RP) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪˌlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
- Rhymes: -iːn
Adjective
![](Images/wiktionary/Triangle.Scalene.svg.png.webp)
Example of a scalene triangle.
scalene (not comparable)
- (trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.
- scalene triangle
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
Derived terms
- interscalene
- intrascalene
- scalene muscle
- scalene triangle
- scaleno-
Translations
having sides unequal in length
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Noun
scalene (plural scalenes)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of scalene muscle..
- (trigonometry) Ellipsis of scalene triangle..
See also
- equilateral
- isosceles
References
- “scalene”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “scalenus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “scalene”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Anagrams
- Senecal, canelés, cleanse, elances, enlaces, enscale
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skaˈlɛ.ne/
- Rhymes: -ɛne
- Hyphenation: sca‧lè‧ne
Adjective
scalene
- feminine plural of scaleno
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /skaˈleː.ne/, [s̠käˈɫ̪eːnɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /skaˈle.ne/, [skäˈlɛːne]
Adjective
scalēne
- vocative masculine singular of scalēnus