adj. & n.
adj. (esp. of a triangle) having sides unequal in length.
n. 1 (in full scalene muscle) = SCALENUS. 2 a scalene triangle. scalene cone (or cylinder) a cone (or cylinder) with the axis not perpendicular to the base.
[ LL scalenus f. Gk skalenos unequal, rel. to skolios bent ]