scalene

• scalenus (noun)

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪliːn/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈskeɪlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
• Rhymes: -eɪlin

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 Latin) IPA^(key): [skaˈɫeː.nɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [skaˈlɛː.ne]

scalēne

1. vocative masculine singular of scalēnus