OGIVE


Meaning of OGIVE in English

(ˈ)ō|jīv noun

( -s )

Etymology: French, from Middle French ogive, augive, perhaps from auge trough (from Latin alveus tub, trough) + -ive — more at alveolus

1.

a. : a diagonal arch or rib across a Gothic vault

b. : a pointed arch

c. : a contour like that of a pointed arch

2.

a. : the curve determining the shape of the head of modern pointed projectiles that is struck on a line perpendicular to the axis of the projectile on a radius expressed in calibers

b. : the ogival head of a projectile

3. : a graph each of whose ordinates represents the sum of all the frequencies up to and including a corresponding frequency in a frequency distribution

4. : ogee 1a

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