Scalene
[skey-LEEN]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Greek, 18th century
1.
(Of a triangle) Having sides unequal in length.
Examples of Scalene in a sentence
"A particularly heavy snowstorm squashed the kids’ square tree fort into a scalene triangle shape."
"By holding one large stick and a short stubby glove, hockey goaltenders naturally adopt a scalene shape."
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