ogive

[ oh-jahyv, oh-jahyv ]

/ ˈoʊ dʒaɪv, oʊˈdʒaɪv /

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.

Origin of ogive

1605–15; <French, Middle French ogive, augive<Spanish aljibe<Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well

Words nearby ogive

Ogen, Ogen melon, ogham, Ogilvie, Ogino-Knaus rule, ogive, Oglala, ogle, Oglethorpe, Ogma, Ogmios

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Example sentences from the Web for ogive

The ogive is, perhaps, very ancient; and authors dispute as to the anteriority of the Romanesque to the Gothic.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
The ogive, though it is present, does not illumine the long low weight of the great church.
The Old Road|Hilaire Belloc
The ogive arch of the nave compels you to raise your eyes to a great height.
King of Camargue|Jean Aicard
We spied a hovel with a Gothic portal; further on was an old wall with an ogive door; a leafless bush swayed there in the breeze.
Over Strand and Field|Gustave Flaubert

Each of the subterranean cells contains a row of pillars, surmounted by ogive arches.
The Spell of Switzerland|Nathan Haskell Dole

British Dictionary definitions for ogive

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

Derived forms of ogive

ogival, adjective

Word Origin for ogive

C17: from Old French, of uncertain origin

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单词	ogive
释义	ogive [ oh-jahyv, oh-jahyv ] / ˈoʊ dʒaɪv, oʊˈdʒaɪv / 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. Origin of ogive 1605–15; <French, Middle French ogive, augive<Spanish aljibe<Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well Words nearby ogive Ogen, Ogen melon, ogham, Ogilvie, Ogino-Knaus rule, ogive, Oglala, ogle, Oglethorpe, Ogma, Ogmios Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ogive The ogive is, perhaps, very ancient; and authors dispute as to the anteriority of the Romanesque to the Gothic. Bouvard and Pcuchet\|Gustave Flaubert The ogive, though it is present, does not illumine the long low weight of the great church. The Old Road\|Hilaire Belloc The ogive arch of the nave compels you to raise your eyes to a great height. King of Camargue\|Jean Aicard We spied a hovel with a Gothic portal; further on was an old wall with an ogive door; a leafless bush swayed there in the breeze. Over Strand and Field\|Gustave Flaubert Each of the subterranean cells contains a row of pillars, surmounted by ogive arches. The Spell of Switzerland\|Nathan Haskell Dole British Dictionary definitions for ogive 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 Derived forms of ogive ogival, adjective Word Origin for ogive C17: from Old French, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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