亚洲网紅露点

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ogive

[ oh-jahyv, oh-jahyv ]

noun

  1. Architecture.
    1. a diagonal vaulting rib.
    2. a pointed arch.
  2. Statistics. the distribution curve of a frequency distribution.
  3. Rocketry. the curved nose of a missile or rocket.


ogive

/ 藞蓹蕣d蕭a瑟v; 蓹蕣藞d蕭a瑟v /

noun

  1. a diagonal rib or groin of a Gothic vault
  2. another name for lancet arch
  3. statistics a graph the ordinates of which represent cumulative frequencies of the values indicated by the corresponding abscissas
  4. the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload during its passage through the atmosphere
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辞藞驳颈惫补濒, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ogive1

1605鈥15; < French, Middle French ogive, augive < Spanish aljibe < Spanish Arabic al-jibb the well
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ogive1

C17: from Old French, of uncertain origin
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Significantly, the cathedral is a prominent showcase of the Plantagenet Gothic style, incorporating a ceiling of rounded ogive vaults and walls with blind arcades beneath bay windows.

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The relentless ogive of growth fascinated Jacques Monod, the French biologist.

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The Tishomingo County manufacturer produced four large composite ogive panels for the crew capsule and 14 other large composite structures for the Delta IV Heavy rocket for the mission.

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The curves of the commonplace arcade became those of the graceful ogive, or of the proud, far-extending arch.

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Indeed, as the Roman art preceded the ogival art, so the hoofs which have the semicircular form precede those which have the form of an ogive.

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