ogive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
    nose cone.

WordNet

O"give noun
Etymology
F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.
Definitions
  1. (Arch.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.

Webster 1913