scalenum

English

Adjective

scalenum (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, of a triangle) Scalene.
    • 1712, Henry Curzon, The Universal Library Or, Compleat Summary of Science, page 152:
      "A Triangle is that which is comprehended by three Right Lines. It is distinguished from the Sides or from the Angles. In respect of the Sides a Triangle is, 1. The Isopleuron Triangle which hath three equal Sides; 2. An Isosceles which hath two equal Sides; and 3. A Scalenum whose three Sides are all unequal."

Noun

scalenum

  1. (obsolete) A scalene triangle.

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