scalene

• scalenus (noun)

Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪ.liːn/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪˌlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
• Rhymes: -iːn

Example of a scalene triangle.

scalene (not comparable)

1. (trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.

   scalene triangle

2. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.

scalene (plural scalenes)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of scalene muscle..
2. (trigonometry) Ellipsis of scalene triangle..

• equilateral
• isosceles

• “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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• Senecal, canelés, cleanse, elances, enlaces, enscale

• IPA^(key): /skaˈlɛ.ne/
• Rhymes: -ɛne
• Hyphenation: sca‧lè‧ne

scalene

1. feminine plural of scaleno

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /skaˈleː.ne/, [s̠käˈɫ̪eːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /skaˈle.ne/, [skäˈlɛːne]

scalēne

1. vocative masculine singular of scalēnus