Ogee

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Architecture A double curve with the shape of an elongated S.
  • n. Architecture A molding having the profile of an S-shaped curve.
  • n. Architecture An arch formed by two S-shaped curves meeting at a point. Also called ogee arch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape
  • n. A pointed arch made from two ogees
  • n. An inflection point.
  • n. The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
  • n. The bubble-shaped chamber of a pot still that connects the swan neck to the pot and allows distillate to expand, condense, and fall back into the pot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma.
  • n. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A double or reverse curve formed by the union of a convex and a concave line.
  • n. In architecture, etc., a molding the section of which presents such a double-curved line; a cyma.
  • n. In artillery, such a molding formerly used for ornament on guns, mortars, and howitzers.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cymatium    cyma   
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    cyma   
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    molding   
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