Sca*lene" (?), a. [L. scalenus,
Gr. &?;: cf. F. scalène.] 1.
(Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles
unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having
the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2. (Anat.) (a)
Designating several triangular muscles called scalene
muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the
scalene muscles.
Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of
muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the
cervical vertebræ to the first and second ribs.
Sca*lene", n. (Geom.) A
triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
Sca*lene" (?), a. [L. scalenus,
Gr. &?;: cf. F. scalène.] 1.
(Geom.) (a) Having the sides and angles
unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b) Having
the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2. (Anat.) (a)
Designating several triangular muscles called scalene
muscles. (b) Of or pertaining to the
scalene muscles.
Scalene muscles (Anat.), a group of
muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the
cervical vertebræ to the first and second ribs.
Sca*lene", n. (Geom.) A
triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
