ogee arch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ogee arch	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ogee arch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ogee arch n a pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides [syn: {ogee arch}, keel arch]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.] 1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under {Cyma}. 2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose. {Ogee arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed curve near the apex.