About The Word Scalene
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Scalene
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What's The Definition Of Scalene?
[adj] of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
[adj] (mathematics) of a triangle having three sides of different lengths Synonyms | Synonyms for Scalene: Related Terms | Find terms related to Scalene: See Also | Scalene In Webster's Dictionary \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.
\Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. |
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