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noun
A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: cyma
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A pointed arch made from two ogees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: architecture
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Synonyms: ogive
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inflection point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: aesthetic facial surgery
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: distillation
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noun
a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cyma reversa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cyma, cymatium
History
From Middle English *ogeve, egeve, egeove, from Old French œgive, ogive, augive, from Late Latin augiva, of uncertain origin; compare Late Latin ogis (“a support, prop”), Latin augeō (“to increase, strengthen”), Italian and Spanish auge (“highest point of power or fortune, apogee”). Doublet of ogive.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
