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English word origin

Etymology of ogive

From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

The curve of a cumulative distribution function. · A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault. · The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket. · A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

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From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.

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  • Inherited-form mentionogifenm
  • Derivation mentionogivefro
  • Doublet mentionogeeen
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