SCALENE Definition & Meaning

scalene

[ skey-leen ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Geometry.
1. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
2. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
Anatomy. of or relating to a scalenus muscle.

scalene

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adjective

maths (of a triangle) having all sides of unequal length
anatomy of or relating to any of the scalenus muscles

scalene

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Having three unequal sides, as a triangle that is neither equilateral nor isosceles.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of scalene¹

1635–45; < Late Latin ��ŧ�Գܲ� < Greek ��첹��ŧ��ó�� unequal

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of scalene¹

C17: from Late Latin ��ŧ�Գܲ� with unequal sides, from Greek ��첹��ŧ�Դǲ�

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Example Sentences

He explained on Friday that the procedure involved removing his first rib on his left side, the scalene muscle in his neck and “clipped the pec.”

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For just 110 rupees, I received a giant scalene triangle of thin, buttery dosa folded around a creamy mixture of potato dotted with mustard seeds.

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He said the symptoms from the impingement, which had been bothering him since spring training, haven’t resurfaced since he was given a scalene injection on July 26 in Los Angeles.

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Strasburg was administered a scalene block injection to alleviate the cervical nerve impingement in his neck on Thursday.

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He believes he found the remedy in the form of a scalene block injection.

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