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Olive vs Ogive - What's the difference?

olive | ogive |

As nouns the difference between olive and ogive

is that olive is an evergreen tree, species: Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it while ogive is the curve of a cumulative distribution function.

As an adjective olive

is of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

As a proper noun Olive

is {{given name|female|from=English}}.

olive

English

(wikipedia olive)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An evergreen tree, , cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  • The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
  • The wood of the olive tree.
  • A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
  • (anatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
  • A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
  • (cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
  • a beef olive
    olives of veal
  • Any shell of the genus and allied genera; so called from the shape.
  • (UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird.
  • Derived terms

    * black olive * green olive * olive branch * olive crown * olive drab * olive green * olive grove * olive oil * olivey * queen olive * Russian olive * wild olive

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
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  • See also

    * * Castile soap * Gethsemane *

    References

    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.