ogee
IPA: oʊgˈi
noun
- (architecture) A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- (architecture) A pointed arch made from two ogees.
- (mathematics) An inflection point.
- (aesthetic facial surgery) The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
- (distillation) The bubble-shaped chamber of a pot still that connects the swan neck to the pot and allows distillate to expand, condense, and fall back into the pot.
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Examples of "ogee" in Sentences
- It has an ogee cap with a gallery.
- It is a three storey tower mill with an ogee cap.
- The entrance door is embedded under an ogee arch.
- On the roof is a wooden lantern with an ogee cupola.
- I would think an ogee is a cyma recta not a reversa.
- In the west end are two tiers of ogee headed windows.
- The dam has an ogee type spillway with a flashboard crest.
- The most distinctive feature of the exterior is the ogee cap.
- A new ogee cap was constructed and fitted to the windmill tower.
- On the ground floor they are ogee topped in the ecclesiastical manner.
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