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scalene
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See also: scalène
English
Alternative forms
- scalenus (noun)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪliːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskeɪlin/, /skeɪˈlin/
- Rhymes: -eɪlin
Adjective
scalene (not comparable)
- (trigonometry) Having sides all unequal in length.
- scalene triangle
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
Derived terms
Translations
having sides unequal in length
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Noun
scalene (plural scalenes)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of scalene muscle.
- (trigonometry) Ellipsis of scalene triangle.
See also
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.
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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
scalene
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [skaˈɫeː.nɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [skaˈlɛː.ne]
Adjective
scalēne
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