scalene

/skey-leen/US // skeɪˈlin //UK // (ˈskeɪliːn) //

鳞片状,鳞次栉比,鳞片,鳞形

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : Geometry. having the axis inclined to the base. having three unequal sides.
- : Anatomy. of or relating to a scalenus muscle.

Of triangles there are two kinds; one having the opposite sides equal (isosceles), the other with unequal sides (scalene).
The first solid is a regular pyramid, of which the base and sides are formed by four equilateral or twenty-four scalene triangles.
Now of the two triangles, the isosceles has one form only; the scalene or unequal-sided has an infinite number.
A scalene triangle abc might also be employed, or a tetrahedron.
The points we occupied respectively formed a scalene triangle.