Definition of Obliques

1. Noun. Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk. ¹

2. Noun. (plural of oblique) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obliques

1. oblique [v] - See also: oblique

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obliques

oblique sailing
oblique section
oblique sinus of pericardium
oblique speech
oblique sphere
oblique step
oblique system of coordinates
oblique triangle
oblique vein of left atrium
oblique vein of the left atrium
obliqued
obliquely
obliqueness
obliquenesses
obliquer
obliques (current term)
obliquest
obliquid
obliquing
obliquities
obliquity
obliquus
obliquus capitis inferior
obliquus capitis superior
obliterable
obliterans
obliterate
obliterated
obliterates
obliterating

Literary usage of Obliques

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Civil Engineer's Pocket-book by John Cresson Trautwine (1894)
"... weight of tie-bar for the width of one panel (8 ft.) Along со — Ьа'" = 2 tons. " dz = c>" =4 " " et = 2d«'-|-9.6-21.e. Strains along; tbe obliques. ..."

2. Bulletin (Geological Survey of Western Australia). by Geological Survey of Western Australia (1873)
"... obliques et on plante les arbres à quarante centimètres les uns des autres en leur donnant progressivement une inclinaison qui peut aller jusqu'à 45 ..."

3. The London Medical Gazette (1841)
"Volkman and Dr. Hueck attribute to the obliques, each acting alone; nnr can I understand why this rotation shall be necessary for single vision when the ..."

4. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1890)
"There was a yellow, horizontal, lateral line, broken by the obliques, which were yellow edged in front with dark green. The caudal obliques were yellower ..."

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