Meanings
nounoblique muscle (plural oblique muscles)
plural oblique muscles · alternative oblique · alternative obliquus
- anatomyA muscle acting in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the associated muscles, applied especially to two muscles of the eyeball.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斜肌
- 斜肌 (xié jī)muscle
Cite this entry
APA
oblique muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20muscle
MLA
“oblique muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20muscle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oblique muscle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oblique%20muscle.
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