ogive

Signification (Anglais)

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

Concepts

ogive

arc brisé

pointe de fusée-sonde

cône de charge

Synonymes

nose cone

aglet

apex

cusp

end

🔚

head

lead

nose

👃

peak

pike

point

pointed arch

pointedness

projectile

prong

sharpness

tip

toe

torpedo

vertex

ogival

acme

aiglet

Traductions

Ogive

ogiva

ogiva

ojiva

spitsboog

ogiva

Spitzbogen

sivri tepeli kemer

العقد القوطي

savaş başlığı

Sprengkopf

Gefechtskopf

ωφέλιμο φορτίο

testata

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈəʊɡaɪv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: ogif

In summary

From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.