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scalene |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scalene \Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr ?: cf F. scal[`e]ne.] 1. (Geom.) a Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. b Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. 2. (Anat.) a Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. b Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. {Scalene muscles} (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebr[ae] to the first and second ribs. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scalene \Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scalene adj 1: (mathematics) of a triangle having three sides of different lengths 2: of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
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