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Look up: scalene

  1. scalene
    [adj] - (mathematics) of a triangle having three sides of different lengths 2. [adj] - of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Scalene
    Sca·lene' adjective [ Latin scalenus , Greek ...: confer French scalène .] 1. (Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/24

  3. Scalene
    Sca·lene' noun (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/24

  4. scalene
    1. <geometry> Having the sides and angles unequal; said of a triangle. Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. ... 2. <anatomy> Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. ... <anatomy> Scalene muscles, a group of...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. Scalene
    • (a.) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. • (a.) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. • (a.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. • (n.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. • (a.) Having the sides and angles unequal; --...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. scalene
    scalene 1. Of or relating to any of the scalene muscles or a scalenus muscle. 2. Reference to a triangle having three sides of different lengths.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  7. Scalene
    Scalene means having the sides and angles all unequal. The term is particularly applied to a type of triangle known as a scalene triangle.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  8. scalene
    Type: Term Pronunciation: skā′lēn Definitions: 1. Having sides of unequal length, said of a triangle so formed. 2. One of several muscles so named. Synonyms: scalenus See: scalenus anterior (muscle), musculus scalenus anticus, scalenus medius (muscle), scalenus minimus (muscle), scal...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  9. scalene
    adjective, Greek skalenos = uneven, hence a triangle with unequal sides, an apt description of the shape of scalenus anterior and scalenus medius muscles.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/



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