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  1. 1. a. Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. Source: opted
  6. 6. adj. of a triangle having three sides of different lengths Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. of or relating to any of the scalene muscles Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 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. A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. Source: webster
  9. 9. a. of a triangle having three sides of different lengths a. of or relating to any of the scalene muscles Source: ecdict

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