scalene

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UK/ˈskeɪliːn/US/ˈskeɪlin/US/skeɪˈlin/

adjective

Having sides all unequal in length.

“scalene triangle”

OriginLate Latin scalēnus ← Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός →
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Meanings

adjectivescalene (not comparable)

alternative scalenus

  1. not comparablemathematicsHaving sides all unequal in length.

    scalene triangle

  2. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
nounscalene (plural scalenes)

plural scalenes · alternative scalenus

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of scalene muscle.
  2. abbreviationellipsismathematicsEllipsis of scalene triangle.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκᾰληνός“uneven, unequal”
  2. Late Latinscalēnus“of unequal sides”
  3. Englishscalene

Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σκαληνός
  • σκαληνός (skalēnós)having sides unequal in length
Bulgarian разностранен
  • разностранен (raznostranen)having sides unequal in length
Catalan escalè
  • escalèhaving sides unequal in length
Chinese Mandarin 不等邊的 /不等边的
  • 不等邊的 /不等边的 (bùděngbiānde)having sides unequal in length
Dutch ongelijkzijdig
  • ongelijkzijdighaving sides unequal in length
Finnish erisivuinen
  • erisivuinenhaving sides unequal in length
French scalène
  • scalènehaving sides unequal in length
German ungleichseitig
  • ungleichseitighaving sides unequal in length
Greek σκαληνός
  • σκαληνός (skalinós)having sides unequal in length
Hungarian egyenlőtlen oldalú, általános
  • egyenlőtlen oldalúhaving sides unequal in length
  • általánoshaving sides unequal in length
Italian scaleno
  • scalenohaving sides unequal in length
Polish różnoboczny
  • różnobocznyhaving sides unequal in length
Portuguese escaleno
  • escalenohaving sides unequal in length
Russian неравносторо́нний, разносторо́нний
  • неравносторо́нний (neravnostorónnij)having sides unequal in length
  • разносторо́нний (raznostorónnij)having sides unequal in length
Spanish escaleno
  • escalenohaving sides unequal in length
Tagalog tagibang
  • tagibanghaving sides unequal in length

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with scalene

pralinesqualene
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Anagrams

cleanseSenecalenscale
Cite this entry
APA

scalene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene

MLA

“scalene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scalene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scalene.

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