Found 2 items, similar to Ogive.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: ogive
ogive
n : front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket
that protects the payload from heat during its passage
through the atmosphere [syn:
nose cone]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ogive
Ogive
\O"give\, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL.
augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.)
The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
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