ogive

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ogive - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ogive \O"give\, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL.
     augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.)
     The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
     [1913 Webster]

ogive - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ogive
      n 1: front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket
           that protects the payload from heat during its passage
           through the atmosphere [syn: nose cone, ogive]