ogive

Etymology
From late, , , from , ,. .

Noun

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

Translations

 * Finnish: summakäyrä
 * French:
 * German: Ogive
 * Occitan:
 * Russian:
 * Tagalog: hatimbantok


 * Catalan: arc apuntat,
 * Czech: gotický oblouk
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Spitzbogen, Ogive
 * Italian: arco a sesto acuto,, arco gotico
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Ukrainian: стрілча́ста арка


 * Finnish: suippokärki
 * French:
 * German: Ogive
 * Italian:
 * Occitan:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ojiva

Etymology
From, from , as the ogive goes on increasing, and the arch it forms increases the strength of the vault. In Old French we find the phrase, itself from. The word was also written as in the 17th century.

Noun

 * 1)  diagonal rib,
 * 2)  nose cone, warhead (of missile)