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Scalene

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

1. Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle.

2. Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

3. Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.

4. 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.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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