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Meaning of obliques | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Français obliques obliques obliques

Português obliques

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Obliquity obliquus obliquus oculi inferior obliterate Obliterated Obliterates