\Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.]
1. (Geom.)
   (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a
       triangle.
   (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
2. (Anat.)
   (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene
       muscles.
   (b) 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
   vertebr[ae] to the first and second ribs.

\Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.)
A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.