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scalene

[ skey-leen ]

adjective

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


scalene

/ ˈɪː /

adjective

  1. maths (of a triangle) having all sides of unequal length
  2. anatomy of or relating to any of the scalenus muscles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scalene

  1. Having three unequal sides, as a triangle that is neither equilateral nor isosceles.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalene1

1635–45; < Late Latin ŧԳܲ < Greek 첹ŧó unequal
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scalene1

C17: from Late Latin ŧԳܲ with unequal sides, from Greek 첹ŧԴDz
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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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