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ogive

UK/ˈəʊɡaɪv/ US/ˈəʊd͡ʒaɪv/ uncommon

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

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Origin

From late Middle English ogif, egeve, egeove, from Old French ogive, œgive, augive. Doublet of ogee.

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