Associations to the word «Ogive»

OGIVE, noun. (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.

OGIVE, noun. (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.

OGIVE, noun. (ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.

OGIVE, noun. (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

OGIVE, noun. Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere.