Oblique

Oblique can mean perpendicular, not straightforward, indirect or obscure. It may refer to one of several things:

In human anatomy, abdominal muscles,
Abdominal external oblique muscle
Abdominal internal oblique muscle
eye muscles,
Inferior oblique muscle
Superior oblique muscle
Oblique arytenoid muscle in the neck,
Oblique cord near the elbow,
Oblique fissure separating the lungs

In other uses, Oblique (album), an album by jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson
Oblique, a Barcelona based electronica-music-styled group.
Oblique angle, another word for "Dutch angle" in cinematography
Oblique angle, in geometry, an angle that is not a multiple of 90 degrees
Oblique banded rattail, a fish also known as a rough-head whiptail
Oblique case, in linguistics
Oblique correction, in particle physics
Oblique order, a military formation
Oblique projection, in geometry and drawing, including cavalier and cabinet projection
Oblique reflection, in Euclidean geometry
Oblique shock, in gas dynamics
Oblique type, in typography
Oblique wing, in aircraft design
Slash (punctuation) ( / )

See also

Obliq, a computer programming language

Translation

The word "Oblique" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French.