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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
/ ˈəʊdʒaɪv; əʊˈdʒaɪv /
noun
- a diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault
- another 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
1605–15; < French, Middle French ogive, augive < Spanish aljibe < Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ogive1
C17: from Old French, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences
This arch, a natural ogive, fashioned by the waves, was glittering between its two dark and profound supports.
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The first floor of the donjon, lighted by a long ogive window, formed a large circular hall.
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The ogive is, perhaps, very ancient; and authors dispute as to the anteriority of the Romanesque to the Gothic.
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The circular arch reigns throughout, but many in ogive also occur in different parts.
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The curves of the commonplace arcade became those of the graceful ogive, or of the proud, far-extending arch.
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