The inflorescence grows horizontally or obliquely from the trunk. However, some bundles among these fibers run obliquely or transversely, thickening and strengthening the capsule. A prominent pair of horns protruded obliquely above the eyes. These have fibres that are angled obliquely downward and forward from rib to rib. The song alludes obliquely to a gay truck driver. Its fibers run obliquely to the ventral surface. Just behind the eyes are two bulging regions, the paratoid glands, which are positioned obliquely. Fish swim by contracting longitudinal red muscle and obliquely oriented white muscles. In obliquely striated muscle, the filaments are staggered. Obliquely striated muscle is intermediate between the other two. Longshore currents flow parallel to the beaches, making waves break obliquely on the sand. It is a narrow cavity located obliquely below the superior concha. What makes this painting unusual is that there are two obliquely set figures superimposed. This generates a net force pointing obliquely forwards along a certain 'line-of-action'. Another passage addresses the topic more obliquely&colon; .