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Ogive

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.  Synonym: nose cone.





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... is one of the most beautiful in the Pyrenees, and presents to the visitor a succession of vast halls with roofs that are curved like a dome, or are in the form of an ogive, or are as flat as a ceiling. It is easy to explore these halls, for the floor is covered with a thick stalagmitic stratum, and is not irregular as in ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 • Various


Words linked to "Ogive" :   heat shield, front, nose cone


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