Ogive

//ˈəʊɡaɪv//

Synonyms for "ogive" (16 found)

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Noun(2 words)
nose coneogee

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36 translations across 15 languages.

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Catalan

2 entries
  • arc apuntat noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogiva noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Czech

2 entries
  • gotický oblouk noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • lomený oblouk noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Danish

1 entries
  • spidsbue noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Finnish

3 entries
  • suippokaari noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • suippokärki noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)
  • summakäyrä noun (curve of a cumulative function)

French

3 entries
  • ogive noun (curve of a cumulative function)
  • ogive noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogive noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)

German

4 entries
  • Ogive noun (curve of a cumulative function)
  • Ogive noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • Ogive noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)
  • Spitzbogen noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Italian

4 entries
  • arco a sesto acuto noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • arco gotico noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogiva noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogiva noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)

Occitan

3 entries
  • ogiva noun (curve of a cumulative function)
  • ogiva noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogiva noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)

Polish

4 entries
  • falista wypukłość lodowców noun (wave-bulges of glaciers)
  • głowica noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)
  • ogiw noun (curve of a cumulative function)
  • ostrołuk noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ogiva noun (Gothic pointed arch)
  • ogiva noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)

Russian

3 entries
  • оги́ва noun (curve of a cumulative function)
  • ожива́ло noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)
  • стре́льчатый свод noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Spanish

1 entries
  • ojiva noun (nose of a bullet, missle, or rocket)

Swedish

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  • spetsbåge noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • hatimbantok noun (curve of a cumulative function)

Ukrainian

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  • стрілча́ста арка noun (Gothic pointed arch)

Sample sentences

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However, Ordnance tests revealed that the existing metal ogive (nose cone) tended to telescope on impact, cushioning the impact shock, and resulting in the failure of the impact fuze. In addition, the ogive tended to shear off from the rest of the body at impact angles of 20 degrees or more, […]

Source: wiktionary

Nose: The forward end of a warhead. May have a fuze-well, be solid, or be defined by the shape of the ogive. Ogive: Is aft of the nose, and forward of the bourrelet. May house a fuze adapter with a shape consistent with the contour of the ogive.

Source: wiktionary

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