Sca-lēne'1, a.
a. [Lat. scalenus, Gr. σκαληνός, Fr. scalène.] (Geom.) (a.) Having the sides and angles unequal; — said of a triangle. (b.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
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a. [Lat. scalenus, Gr. σκαληνός, Fr. scalène.] (Geom.) (a.) Having the sides and angles unequal; — said of a triangle. (b.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
(Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
