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scalenum

scalenum adjective: scalene.

Adjective

scalenum (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Scalene.
    • "A Triangle is that which is comprehended by three Right Lines. It is distinguished from the Sides or from the Angles. In respect of the Sides a Triangle is, 1. The Isopleuron Triangle which hath three equal Sides; 2. An Isosceles which hath two equal Sides; and 3. A Scalenum whose three Sides are...1712, Henry Curzon, The Universal Library Or, Compleat Summary of Science, page 152

Noun

scalenum

  1. (obsolete) A scalene triangle.

Questions about scalenum

What does scalenum mean?
Scalenum means scalene.
What part of speech is scalenum?
Scalenum can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near scalenum in the dictionary

  1. scalenohedrons
  2. scalenon
  3. scalenotomies
  4. scalenotomy
  5. scalenous
  6. scalenum
  7. scalenus
  8. scaleogram
  9. scaleograms
  10. scaleout
  11. scaleouts

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