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noun
1.
Architecture.
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.
Origin:
1605–15; < French, Middle French ogive, augive < Spanish aljibe < Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well
1605–15; < French, Middle French ogive, augive < Spanish aljibe < Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well
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Ogive
is always a great word to know.
So is lunette. Does it mean:
| an area of wall enframed by an arch or vault |
| a low wall forming a base for a construction, as a colonnade or dome; the masonry supporting a classical temple |
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| ogive (ˈəʊdʒaɪv, əʊˈdʒaɪv) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault |
| 2. | another name for lancet arch |
| 3. | statistics a graph the ordinates of which represent cumulative frequencies of the values indicated by the corresponding abscissas |
| 4. | the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload during its passage through the atmosphere |
| [C17: from Old French, of uncertain origin] | |
| o'gival | |
| —adj | |
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