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語源

From late 中期英語 ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈəʊɡaɪv/, /ˈəʊd͡ʒaɪv/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈoʊɡaɪv/, /ˈoʊd͡ʒaɪv/

名詞

ogive (plural ogives)

1. (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
2. (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
3. (weaponry, ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.

   Coordinate term: bourrelet

   • 2016, Steven J. Zaloga, Bazooka vs Panzer: Battle of the Bulge 1944, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 32:

     However, Ordnance tests revealed that the existing metal ogive (nose cone) tended to telescope on impact, cushioning the impact shock, and resulting in the failure of the impact fuze. In addition, the ogive tended to shear off from the rest of the body at impact angles of 20 degrees or more, […]

   • 2019, Thomas Gersbeck, Practical Military Ordnance Identification, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 111:

     Nose: The forward end of a warhead. May have a fuze-well, be solid, or be defined by the shape of the ogive.
     Ogive: Is aft of the nose, and forward of the bourrelet. May house a fuze adapter with a shape consistent with the contour of the ogive.

4. (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.

関連する語

• ogee
• ogival

Further reading

• ogive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• pointed arch (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

アナグラム

• vogie