ogive
IPA: oʊgˈɪv
noun
- (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
- (weaponry, ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
- (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.
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Examples of "ogive" in Sentences
- A scalloped ogive arch forms the gateway.
- The second floor features an arched ogive.
- The nave has ogive vaults of the 14th century.
- It should be running from the heel up to the ogive.
- The penetrator was housed under an ogive nose cone.
- Another common ogive for bullets is the elliptical ogive.
- A recess or cavity is formed on the exterior of a fuze ogive.
- The exterior of this wall was decorated with flamboyant ogives.
- Hi, correct me if I'm wrong but a tangential ogive is a kind of secant ogive.
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