scalene
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scalene
- /ˈskeɪliːn/ UK
- /ˈskeɪlin/ US
- /skeɪˈlin/ US
Rhymes with -eɪlin
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus (“of unequal sides”), from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skălēnós, “uneven, unequal”).
adjective scalenus
- Having sides all unequal in length. scalene triangle
- Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.
noun scalenes · scalenus
- Ellipsis of scalene muscle
- Ellipsis of scalene triangle
Translations
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adj having sides unequal in length
| Español | escaleno |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 不等邊的 /不等边的 bùděngbiānde |
| Português | escaleno |
| Français | scalène |
| Deutsch | ungleichseitig |
| Italiano | scaleno |
| Ελληνικά | σκαληνός skalinós |
| Русский | неравносторо́нний neravnostorónnij, разносторо́нний raznostorónnij |
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