OGIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ogive mean? 

• OGIVE (noun)
  The noun OGIVE has 1 sense:

1. front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere

  Familiarity information: OGIVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OGIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

nose cone; ogive

Hypernyms ("ogive" is a kind of...):

front (the side that is seen or that goes first)

Holonyms ("ogive" is a part of...):

heat shield (a protective covering that protects a spacecraft from overheating on reentry)