Mêtî

ogive

(Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ɔ.ʒiv/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.

pointe de fusée-sonde

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