ogival
- adjective
- /ˈoʊdʒɪvəl/
- Specialized
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ogival
- The ogival shape of the airplane's wings helps it cut through the air more efficiently.
Examples
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The most distinctive part of the reliquary is its cupola, a small ogival crystal vault divided into six sections by ribs decorated with crockets (Fig. 7).
Academic text (2004) -
The architect designed an ogival arch that added elegance to the building's entrance.
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She admired the ogival forms of the Gothic cathedral windows that were filled with colorful stained glass.
Synonyms
A shape that is pointed, gets narrow, and ends in a sharp tip
Shaped like a pointed tip that becomes narrow at one end
Narrow and coming to a sharp point like a small tool used to make holes
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ogival comes from ogive, an old word for a 'pointed arch'. So something with a long, curved point, like a church window, a bullet tip or a rocket nose, is called ogival because it has that same smooth, pointed shape that helps it move through the air.