OGIVE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'owjIv
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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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	Synonyms:	nose cone

	See Also:	front, heat shield

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\O"give\, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.