(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