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ogive
[ oh-jahyv, oh-jahyv ]
noun
- Architecture.
- a diagonal vaulting rib.
- a pointed arch.
- Statistics. the distribution curve of a frequency distribution.
- Rocketry. the curved nose of a missile or rocket.
ogive
/ əʊˈdʒaɪv; ˈəʊdʒaɪv /
noun
- a diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault
- See lancet archanother name for lancet arch
- statistics a graph the ordinates of which represent cumulative frequencies of the values indicated by the corresponding abscissas
- the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload during its passage through the atmosphere
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Derived Forms
- oˈgival, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ogive1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ogive1
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Example Sentences
This arch, a natural ogive, fashioned by the waves, was glittering between its two dark and profound supports.
The first floor of the donjon, lighted by a long ogive window, formed a large circular hall.
The ogive is, perhaps, very ancient; and authors dispute as to the anteriority of the Romanesque to the Gothic.
The circular arch reigns throughout, but many in ogive also occur in different parts.
The curves of the commonplace arcade became those of the graceful ogive, or of the proud, far-extending arch.
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