Meaning & use
ogive
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A pointed or curved architectural arch, or a similarly shaped curved point, as seen on Gothic buildings or the nose of a bullet or missile.
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The cathedral's ogive windows soared toward the ceiling.
Engineers shaped the rocket's nose cone into a smooth ogive to reduce drag.
A note on using this word
Also used in statistics for a cumulative frequency graph, a specialized meaning distinct from the architectural one.
Another way to use it
2. noun
(statistics) A graph showing cumulative frequency, plotted as a curve.
The ogive revealed that most students scored below 75 percent.
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