Feminine
ogive
Meaning
ogif
ogival
Synonyms
pointe de fusée-sonde
Translations
ogiva
ogiva
ojiva
ogiva
Karniesbogen
οβίδα
spitsboog springkop kurve neuskegelFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔ.ʒiv/
Etymology
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.
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