What does "obliques" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "obliques"?

Common synonyms include: bias, devious, diagonal, slash, slash, abdominal external oblique muscle.

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Noun

1
Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk. plural, plural-only
"The good news. Three weeks into the programme I am rediscovering bits of my body I had forgotten existed; biceps, triceps, hamstrings and those funny muscles on the sides of the abdomen called obliques, the toning of which is supposed to eliminate the love handle."
2
plural of oblique form-of, plural

"The external obliques are a pair of muscles that lie on the lateral sides of the abdominal region of the body."

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