Ogive
WordNet
noun
(1) Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From /. Several origins have been speculated for the Middle French, including Spanish , Arabic , and Latin .
Noun
- The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
- The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
- A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.