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scalene

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈskeɪliːn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈskeɪlin/
  • General-American: /skeɪˈlin/
  • rhymes with -eɪlin

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having sides all unequal in length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: mathematics, sciences, trigonometry

Examples

  • scalene triangle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the scalene muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of scalene muscle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of scalene triangle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: mathematics, sciences, trigonometry

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of a triangle having three sides of different lengths

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разностранен (raznostranen) — having sides unequal in length
  • Catalan: escalè — having sides unequal in length
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不等邊的 /不等边的 (bùděngbiānde) — having sides unequal in length
  • Dutch: ongelijkzijdig — having sides unequal in length
  • Finnish: erisivuinen — having sides unequal in length
  • French: scalène — having sides unequal in length
  • German: ungleichseitig — having sides unequal in length
  • Greek: σκαληνός (skalinós) — having sides unequal in length
  • Ancient Greek: σκαληνός (skalēnós) — having sides unequal in length
  • Hungarian: egyenlőtlen oldalú — having sides unequal in length
  • Hungarian: általános — having sides unequal in length
  • Italian: scaleno — having sides unequal in length
  • Macedonian: разностран (raznostran) — having sides unequal in length
  • Polish: różnoboczny — having sides unequal in length
  • Portuguese: escaleno — having sides unequal in length
  • Russian: неравносторо́нний (neravnostorónnij) — having sides unequal in length
  • Russian: разносторо́нний (raznostorónnij) — having sides unequal in length
  • Spanish: escaleno — having sides unequal in length
  • Tagalog: tagibang — having sides unequal in length