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sca·lene

 (skā′lēn′, skā-lēn′)
adj.
Having three unequal sides. Used of triangles.

[Late Latin scalēnus, from Greek skalēnos, from skallein, to hoe, stir up; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]
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scalene

(ˈskeɪliːn)
adj
1. (Mathematics) maths (of a triangle) having all sides of unequal length
2. (Anatomy) anatomy of or relating to any of the scalenus muscles
[C17: from Late Latin scalēnus with unequal sides, from Greek skalēnos]
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sca•lene

(skeɪˈlin)

adj.
a. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
b. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
[1635–45; < Late Latin scalēnus < Greek skalēnós unequal]
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scalene

sca·lene

(skā′lēn′)
Having three unequal sides, as a triangle that is neither equilateral nor isosceles.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.scalene - of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
2.scalene - of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
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Translations

scalene

adj triangleungleichseitig; coneschief
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scalene

[ˈskeɪliːn] adj (Geom) scalene triangletriangolo scaleno
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During the course, it passes in front of the scalene anterior muscle, the phrenic nerve, the third part of the subclavian artery and the primary cords of the brachial plexus sequentially.
Athena and Scalene, their long blonde hair flowing down to their sequined leotards and rainbow dresses, are reading to around 15 children at a bookstore in Riverside, a quiet California town.
Supraclavicular brachial plexus block and inter scalene block provide anaesthesia for almost all upper limb surgeries.
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images taken at admission indicated pyomyositis of the left subscapularis, inferior scalene, and intercostal muscles; a large retropharyngeal (Figure, panels A, B) and right psoas collection of pus, bibasal lung consolidation; and an epidural collection of pus extending from the lower thoracic to the lumbar spine and into the paraspinal soft tissues (Figure, panels C, D).
"In that space you have the large scalene muscle of the neck, nerves and arteries--they all get compressed and squashed.
Even if the geometer investigates explanations for the presence of 2R also in scalene and equilateral triangles, without unifying them under the same description, her knowledge would qualify only as an incidental ([phrase omitted]) understanding of the 2R-theorem (APo I 5, 74a25-32; cf.
The cluster forms a scalene triangle with Alpha and Beta Aquarii less than 1[degrees] south of the celestial equator.
A contrast enhanced computed tomography scan revealed a large soft tissue mass in the left posterior neck that involved both the anterior and medius scalene muscles (Figure 1a, b).
In a series titled Parallel Perceptions the artist has used various arrangements of laser cut acrylic scalene triangles of different sizes and colours.