OGIVE


Meaning of OGIVE in English

/oh"juyv, oh juyv"/ , n.

1. Archit.

a. a diagonal vaulting rib.

b. a pointed arch.

2. Statistics. the distribution curve of a frequency distribution.

3. Rocketry. the curved nose of a missile or rocket.

[ 1605-15; ogive, augive aljibe al-jibb the well ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .