Word Study
ogive
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ogive has 1 sense
- ogive(n = noun.artifact) nose cone - front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere; Array is a kind of front
is a part of heat shield
CIDE DICTIONARY
ogive, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.].
The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ogive, n.
1 a pointed or Gothic arch.
2 one of the diagonal groins or ribs of a vault.
3 an S-shaped line.
4 Statistics a cumulative frequency graph.
1 a pointed or Gothic arch.
2 one of the diagonal groins or ribs of a vault.
3 an S-shaped line.
4 Statistics a cumulative frequency graph.
Derivative
ogival adj.
Etymology
ME f. F, of unkn. orig.
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