Main Entry: sca·lene

Pronunciation: \ˈskā-ˌlēn, skā-ˈ\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin scalenus, from Greek skalēnos, literally, uneven; perhaps akin to Greek skolios crooked, skelos leg — more at isosceles

Date: 1734

of a triangle : having the three sides of unequal length — see triangle illustration