ogive en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈəʊɡaɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈoʊd͡ʒaɪv/ (General-American)
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- /ˈoʊɡaɪv/ (General-American)
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- /ˈəʊd͡ʒaɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.
Meanings
- The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
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The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
However, Ordnance tests revealed that the existing metal ogive (nose cone) tended to telescope on impact, cushioning the impact shock, and resulting in the failure of the impact fuze. In addition, the ogive tended to shear off from the rest of the body at impact angles of 20 degrees or more, […]
2016, Steven J. Zaloga, Bazooka vs Panzer: Battle of the Bulge 1944, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 32:Nose: The forward end of a warhead. May have a fuze-well, be solid, or be defined by the shape of the ogive. Ogive: Is aft of the nose, and forward of the bourrelet. May house a fuze adapter with a shape consistent with the contour of the ogive.
2019, Thomas Gersbeck, Practical Military Ordnance Identification, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 111:
- A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| ogives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (36)
da spidsbue (Gothic pointed arch) · ru оги́ва (curve of a cumulative function) · fr ogive (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · pl ostrołuk (Gothic pointed arch) · pl falista wypukłość lodowców (wave-bulges of glaciers) · it ogiva (Gothic pointed arch) · it arco a sesto acuto (Gothic pointed arch) · pl głowica (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · it ogiva (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · fi summakäyrä (curve of a cumulative function) · fr ogive (curve of a cumulative function) · pt ogiva (Gothic pointed arch) · oc ogiva (curve of a cumulative function) · ca ogiva (Gothic pointed arch) · oc ogiva (Gothic pointed arch) · fi suippokaari (Gothic pointed arch) · fr ogive (Gothic pointed arch) · de Ogive (curve of a cumulative function) · de Ogive (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · it arco gotico (Gothic pointed arch) · uk стрілча́ста арка (Gothic pointed arch) · cs lomený oblouk (Gothic pointed arch) · fi suippokärki (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · ru стре́льчатый свод (Gothic pointed arch) · de Ogive (Gothic pointed arch) · pl ostrołuk (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · pl ogiw (curve of a cumulative function) · ca arc apuntat (Gothic pointed arch) · pt ogiva (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · sv spetsbåge (Gothic pointed arch) · oc ogiva (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · ru ожива́ло (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket) · tl hatimbantok (curve of a cumulative function) · cs gotický oblouk (Gothic pointed arch) · de Spitzbogen (Gothic pointed arch) · es ojiva (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)