ogive

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: o=give

CIDE DICTIONARY

ogive, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.].

 The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ogive, n.
1 a pointed or Gothic arch.
2 one of the diagonal groins or ribs of a vault.
3 an S-shaped line.
4 Statistics a cumulative frequency graph.

Derivative

ogival adj.

Etymology

ME f. F, of unkn. orig.