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Ogee vs Ogive - What's the difference?

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Ogive is a related term of ogee.



In architecture terms the difference between ogee and ogive

is that ogee is a pointed arch made from two ogees while ogive is a Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.

ogee

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia ogee)
  • (architecture) A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape
  • (architecture) A pointed arch made from two ogees
  • (math) An inflection point.
  • (aesthetic facial surgery) The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
  • (distillation) The bubble-shaped chamber of a pot still that connects the swan neck to the pot and allows distillate to expand, condense, and fall back into the pot.

    • Derived terms

    * ogee arch * ogee clock * ogee washer

    ogive

    English

    (wikipedia ogive)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
  • (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
  • (ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
  • (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

    • Related terms

    * ogee * ogival ----