Definitions for ogiveˈoʊ dʒaɪv, oʊˈdʒaɪv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•giveˈoʊ dʒaɪv, oʊˈdʒaɪv(n.)
a pointed arch. a diagonal rib of a vault.
Category: Architecture
the distribution curve of a statistical frequency distribution.
Category: Statistics
Origin of ogive:
1605–15; < F, MF ogive, augive < Sp aljibe < SpAr al-jibb the well
Princeton's WordNet
nose cone, 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
Wiktionary
ogive(Noun)
The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
ogive(Noun)
A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
ogive(Noun)
The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
ogive(Noun)
A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.
Origin: From augive/ogive. Several origins have been speculated for the Middle French, including Spanish aljibe, Arabic ال جب, and Latin obviata.
Translations for ogive
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- plofkopAfrikaans
- رأس القَذيفَه أو الصّاروخArabic
- бойна главаBulgarian
- ogivaPortuguese (BR)
- výbušná hlaviceCzech
- der SprengkopfGerman
- sprænghovedDanish
- εκρηκτική κεφαλή πυραύλουGreek
- ojiva, cabezaSpanish
- lõhkepeaEstonian
- كلاهك موشكFarsi
- taistelukärkiFinnish
- ogiveFrench
- ראש חֵץHebrew
- मुखास्त्र, आयुधHindi
- bojeva glavaCroatian
- robbanófejHungarian
- hulu ledakIndonesian
- sprengjuoddurIcelandic
- testata, ogivaItalian
- 弾頭Japanese
- (미사일, 어뢰 등의) 탄두Korean
- kovinė galvutėLithuanian
- (šāviņa) kaujas galviņaLatvian
- bahagian depan peluru berpanduMalay
- kopDutch
- stridshodeNorwegian
- głowica bojowaPolish
- ogivaPortuguese
- focosRomanian
- боеголовкаRussian
- výbušná hlavicaSlovak
- bojna glavaSlovenian
- bojeva glavaSerbian
- stridsspetsSwedish
- ส่วนของขีปนาวุธที่ใช้บรรจุวัตถุระเบิด; หัวรบThai
- harp başlığıTurkish
- 彈頭Chinese (Trad.)
- бойова головкаUkrainian
- میزاءل کا بارودی حصہUrdu
- đầu đạnVietnamese
- 弹头Chinese (Simp.)
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