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