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