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ogee

Pronunciation: /oʊˈd͡ʒiː/

The English word “ogee” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
  2. A pointed arch made from two ogees.
  3. An inflection point.
  4. The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
  5. 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.

Etymology

From Middle English *ogeve, egeve, egeove, from Old French œgive, ogive, augive, from Late Latin augiva, of uncertain origin; compare Late Latin ogis (“a support, prop”), Latin augeō (“to increase, strengthen”), Italian and Spanish auge (“highest point of power or fortune, apogee”). Doublet of ogive.

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