Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - scalene

adj. & n. --adj. (esp. of a triangle) having sides unequal in length. --n. 1 (in full scalene muscle) = SCALENUS. 2 a scalene triangle. Phrases and idioms scalene cone (or cylinder) a cone (or cylinder) with the axis not perpendicular to the base. Etymology: LL scalenus f. Gk skalenos unequal, rel. to skolios bent