ogive

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (feminine) diagonal rib, ogive
2. (feminine) nose cone, warhead (of missile)

Adj

feminine singular of ogif

ogif

ogival

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Synonymes

fret

pointe de fusée-sonde

Traductions

ogive

Ogive

warhead

ogiva

ogiva

ogiva

ojiva

nose cone

testata

load

payload

Sprengkopf

Spitzbogen

οβίδα

Gefechtskopf

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔ.ʒiv/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Vulgar Latin augīvus, from Latin augēre, as the ogive goes on increasing, and the arch it forms increases the strength of the vault. In Old French we find the phrase arc ogif, itself from Latin arcus augivus. The word was also written as augive in the 17th century.