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sca⋅lene

  [skey-leen]
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–adjective
1. Geometry.
a. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
b. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
2. Anatomy. of or pertaining to a scalenus muscle.
Origin:
1635–45; < LL scalēnus < Gk skalēnós unequal
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sca·lene   (skā'lēn', skā-lēn')   


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adj.  Having three unequal sides. Used of triangles.

[Late Latin scalēnus, from Greek skalēnos, from skallein, to hoe, stir up; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

scalene 
"having unequal sides," 1684, from L.L. scalenus, from Gk. skalenos "uneven, unequal, rough," from skallein "chop, hoe," related to skelos "leg" (lit. "bending") and skolios "crooked," from PIE *(s)qel- "crooked, curved, bent, perverted."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1sca·lene
Pronunciation: 'skA-"lEn, skA-'
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a scalenus muscle

Main Entry: 2scalene
Function: noun
: SCALENUS called also scalene muscle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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