ogive

See also Ogive

English

WOTD – 19 March 2007    

Wikipedia

A Gothic facade with ogival arches.

Etymology

From Middle French augive/ogive. Several origins have been speculated for the Middle French, including Spanish aljibe, Arabic ال (al, “the”) جب (jubb, “jug”), and Latin obviāta.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈəʊɡaɪv/, /ˈəʊdʒaɪv/
• (US) IPA: /ˈoʊɡaɪv/, /ˈoʊdʒaɪv/

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Noun

ogive (plural ogives)

1. (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
2. (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
3. (ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
4. (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

Translations

curve of a cumulative function

• German: Ogive (de)

• Russian: огива (ru) (ogiva) f

Gothic pointed arch

• Finnish: suippokaari (fi)
• French: ogive (fr)

• German: Ogive (de)
• Russian: стрельчатый (ru) (strelʹčatyj) свод (ru) (svod) m

nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket

• French: ogive (fr)
• German: Ogive (de)

• Russian: оживало (ru) (oživalo) n

wave-bulges of glaciers

Related terms

• ogee
• ogival

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French

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔʒiv/

Noun

ogive f (plural ogives)

1. (architecture) diagonal rib, ogive
2. (military) nose cone (of missile)

Derived terms

• ogive nucléaire

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Italian

Noun

ogive f

1. Plural form of ogiva

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• Giove