ogive
French, noun/ɔ.ʒiv/
ogive is spelled O-G-I-V-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 34,022nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ogive is a French feminine noun meaning “diagonal rib, ogive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of ogif. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chacun des arcs qui, en se croisant en X, soutiennent la voûte dans l’architecture gothique”.
What does ogive mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediagonal rib, ogive
- 2
femininenose cone, warhead (of missile)
ogives nucléaires
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of ogif
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Chacun des arcs qui, en se croisant en X, soutiennent la voûte dans l’architecture gothique. 2. Arcs brisés employés en architecture. 3. Partie supérieure d’un obus. 4. Balle de même forme, par opposition aux balles sphériques, utilisée par les chasseurs et les militaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ogive
- ogives plural
- augive alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ogive?
- /ɔ.ʒiv/
- \ɔ.ʒiv\
- [ɔ.ʒiv]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ogive
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ogive in French?
ogive appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).