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ogive

noun \ˈō-ˌjīv\

Definition of OGIVE

1
a :  a diagonal arch or rib across a Gothic vault
b :  a pointed arch
2
:  a graph of a cumulative distribution function or a cumulative frequency distribution
3
:  ogee 1
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Origin of OGIVE

Middle English oggif stone comprising an arch, from Middle French augive, ogive diagonal arch
First Known Use: 1611

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with OGIVE

alive, archive, Argive, arrive, back dive, beehive, connive, contrive, crash-dive, deprive, derive, disk drive, endive, hard drive, high five, high-five, line drive, nosedive, revive, self-drive, skin-dive, skydive, survive, swan dive, take five, test-drive

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