scalene

See also: scalène

English

Alternative forms

• scalenus (noun)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Adjective

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.

Derived terms

• interscalene
• intrascalene
• scalene muscle
• scalene triangle
• scaleno-

 

Translations

having sides unequal in length

• Bulgarian: разностранен (bg) (raznostranen)
• Catalan: escalè
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不等邊的／不等边的 (bùděngbiānde)

• Dutch: ongelijkzijdig
• Finnish: erisivuinen
• French: scalène (fr)
• German: ungleichseitig
• Greek: σκαληνός (el) (skalinós)

  Ancient Greek: σκαληνός (skalēnós)

• Hungarian: egyenlőtlen oldalú, általános (hu)
• Italian: scaleno (it)
• Macedonian: разностран (raznostran)
• Polish: różnoboczny m
• Portuguese: escaleno m
• Russian: неравносторо́нний (ru) m (neravnostorónnij), разносторо́нний (ru) m (raznostorónnij)
• Spanish: escaleno
• Tagalog: tagibang

Noun

scalene (plural scalenes)

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

See also

• equilateral
• isosceles

References

• “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.

Anagrams

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

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

scalene

1. feminine plural of scaleno

Latin

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

scalēne

1. vocative masculine singular of scalēnus