Sca*lene" (?), a. [L. scalenus, Gr. : cf. F. scalene.]
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 vertebrae to the first and second ribs.
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Sca*lene", n. Geom.
A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
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