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Ogive is an English word with synonyms like front. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ogive meaning

  1. The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
  2. A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
  3. The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.

Synonyms of Ogive

nose cone front

Related words

Other words often associated with Ogive or its synonyms:

side foremost advance first face frontal presence rear anterior back advanced fore

Using Ogive

  • The main meaning on this page is: The curve of a cumulative distribution function. | A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault. | The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
  • Useful related words include: nose cone, front.
  • In the example corpus, ogive often appears in combinations such as: an ogive, ogive shape, bullet ogive.

Context around Ogive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

bullet 2× secant 1× different 1×

Often after:

shape 2× further 1×

Sentence patterns with Ogive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a bullet ogive 1× a bullet ogive to the 1× a different ogive shape 1× a secant ogive further thinking 1× as an ogive 1× incorporate an ogive shape has 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

altering the shape 1× hardened penetrator a 1× maximum accuracy for 1× measuring the overall 1× similarly by using 1× this has partially 1×

Common sentence endings:

a bullet ogive 1× as an ogive 1× different ogive shape 1× given bottleneck cartridge 1× in penetration ability 1× the buried target 1×

Words around Ogive

Just before it in the word index:

ogirs 2 ogirima 5 ogiri 3 ogion 6 ogino 3 oginga 3

Just after it in the word index:

ogives 3 ogl 12 oglala 11 oglaza 2 ogle 61 ogled 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Ogive

  • In this selection, "ogive" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, bullet, secant, different, shape and further stand out and add context to how "ogive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a bullet ogive and a bullet ogive to the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ogive" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ogive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Altering the shape of the projectile to incorporate an ogive shape has yielded substantial improvement in penetration ability. (18 words)

Measuring the overall cartridge length does not permit setting such fixed distances accurately, as different bullets from different manufacturers will often have a different ogive shape. (26 words)

This has partially been solved by using metals such as tungsten (the element with the highest melting point), and altering the shape of the projectile (such as an ogive ). (29 words)

Longer example sentences

Hardened penetrator A secant ogive Further thinking on the subject envisions a hardened penetrator using kinetic energy to defeat the target's defenses and subsequently deliver a nuclear explosive to the buried target. (33 words)

Maximum accuracy for a rifle is often found to occur for only one particular fixed distance from the start of rifling in a bore to a datum line on a bullet ogive. (32 words)

Similarly, by using modified case gauges, it is possible to measure precisely the distance from a bullet ogive to the start of rifling in a particular rifle for a given bottleneck cartridge. (32 words)

Example sentences (6)

Altering the shape of the projectile to incorporate an ogive shape has yielded substantial improvement in penetration ability.

Hardened penetrator A secant ogive Further thinking on the subject envisions a hardened penetrator using kinetic energy to defeat the target's defenses and subsequently deliver a nuclear explosive to the buried target.

Maximum accuracy for a rifle is often found to occur for only one particular fixed distance from the start of rifling in a bore to a datum line on a bullet ogive.

Measuring the overall cartridge length does not permit setting such fixed distances accurately, as different bullets from different manufacturers will often have a different ogive shape.

Similarly, by using modified case gauges, it is possible to measure precisely the distance from a bullet ogive to the start of rifling in a particular rifle for a given bottleneck cartridge.

This has partially been solved by using metals such as tungsten (the element with the highest melting point), and altering the shape of the projectile (such as an ogive ).

Common combinations with ogive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ogive" in a sentence?
An example: "Altering the shape of the projectile to incorporate an ogive shape has yielded substantial improvement in penetration ability." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "ogive" from authentic English texts.
What does "ogive" mean?
Ogive means: The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
What are synonyms of "ogive"?
Common synonyms of "ogive" include: nose cone, front.
How many example sentences with "ogive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "ogive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.