Oblique may refer to: * an alternative name for the character usually called a

slash (punctuation) The slash is a slanting line punctuation mark . It is also known as a stroke, a solidus, a forward slash and #Alternative names, several other historical or technical names. Once used as the equivalent of the modern full stop, period and comma ...

( / ) *

Oblique angle In Euclidean geometry, an angle can refer to a number of concepts relating to the intersection of two straight lines at a point. Formally, an angle is a figure lying in a plane formed by two rays, called the '' sides'' of the angle, sharing ...

, in geometry * Oblique triangle, in geometry * Oblique lattice, in geometry * Oblique leaf base, a characteristic shape of the base of a leaf *''Oblique angle'', a synonym for

Dutch angle In filmmaking and photography, the Dutch angle, also known as Dutch tilt, canted angle, vortex plane, or oblique angle, is a type of camera shot that involves setting the camera at an angle so that the shot is composed with vertical lines at an ...

, a cinematographic technique * ''Oblique'' (album), by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson * ''Oblique'' (film), a 2008 Norwegian film * ''Oblique'' (Vasarely), a 1966 collage, by Victor Vasarely * Oblique banded rattail, a fish also known as a rough-head whiptail *

Oblique case In grammar, an oblique ( abbreviated ; from ) or objective case ( abbr. ) is a nominal case other than the nominative case and, sometimes, the vocative. A noun or pronoun in the oblique case can generally appear in any role except as subject, ...

, in linguistics * Oblique argument, in linguistics * Oblique correction, in particle physics * Oblique motion, in music * Oblique order, a military formation *

Oblique projection Oblique projection is a simple type of technical drawing of graphical projection used for producing two-dimensional (2D) images of three-dimensional (3D) objects. The objects are not in perspective and so do not correspond to any view of an ...

, in geometry and drawing, including cavalier and cabinet projection *

Oblique reflection In Euclidean geometry, oblique reflections generalize ordinary reflections by not requiring that reflection be done using perpendiculars. If two points are oblique reflections of each other, they will still stay so under affine transformations. ...

, in Euclidean geometry *

Oblique shock An oblique shock wave is a shock wave that, unlike a normal shock, is inclined with respect to the direction of incoming air. It occurs when a supersonic flow encounters a corner that effectively turns the flow into itself and compresses. The ...

, in gas dynamics *

Oblique type Oblique type is a form of type that slants slightly to the right, used for the same purposes as italic type. Unlike italic type, however, it does not use different glyph shapes; it uses the same glyphs as roman type, except slanted. Oblique and i ...

, a form of type that slants slightly to the right in typography. *

Oblique wing An oblique wing (also called a slewed wing) is a variable geometry wing concept. On an aircraft so equipped, the wing is designed to rotate on center pivot, so that one tip is swept forward while the opposite tip is swept aft. By changing its sw ...

, in aircraft design *

Oblique icebreaker An oblique icebreaker is a special type of icebreaker designed to operate not only ahead and astern, but also obliquely (sideways) with a large angle of attack. In this way, a relatively small icebreaker is capable of opening a wide channel in ic ...

, a special type of icegoing ship

Anatomy

Oblique arytenoid muscle The oblique arytenoid is bilaterally paired intrinsic muscle of the larynx. It is superficial to the transverse arytenoid; the oblique and transverse arytenoids are often considered two parts of a single muscle - the interarytenoid muscle (which ...

, in the neck *

Oblique cord The oblique cord is a ligament between the ulnar and radius bones in the forearm near the elbow. It takes the form of a small, flattened band, extending distally and laterally, from the lateral side of the ulnar tuberosity at the base of the co ...

, near the elbow point *

Oblique fissure The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in many animals, including humans. In mammals and most other tetrapods, two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart. Their function in the respiratory syste ...

, separating the inferior and superior lobes of the lungs *

Oblique muscle (disambiguation) Several muscles in the human body may be referred to as an oblique muscle: *Abdominal wall **Abdominal external oblique muscle **Abdominal internal oblique muscle *Extraocular muscles **Inferior oblique muscle **Superior oblique muscle *Oblique mus ...

, any of several in the human body ;Abdominal muscles *

Abdominal external oblique muscle The abdominal external oblique muscle (also external oblique muscle or exterior oblique) is the largest and outermost of the three flat Abdomen#Muscles, abdominal muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen. Structure The external oblique is situat ...

Abdominal internal oblique muscle The abdominal internal oblique muscle, also internal oblique muscle or interior oblique, is an abdominal muscle in the abdominal wall that lies below the external oblique muscle and just above the transverse abdominal muscle. Structure Its fib ...

Oblique strain The abdominal external oblique muscle (also external oblique muscle or exterior oblique) is the largest and outermost of the three flat abdominal muscles of the lateral anterior abdomen. Structure The external oblique is situated on the lateral ...

, an injury of either of these muscles, common in baseball ;Eye muscles *

Inferior oblique muscle The inferior oblique muscle or obliquus oculi inferior is a thin, narrow muscle placed near the anterior margin of the floor of the orbit. The inferior oblique is one of the extraocular muscles, and is attached to the maxillary bone (origin) an ...

Superior oblique muscle The superior oblique muscle or obliquus oculi superior is a fusiform muscle originating in the upper, medial side of the orbit (anatomy), orbit (i.e. from beside the nose) which abducts, depresses and internally rotates the eye. It is the only e ...

Anatomy

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