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ogee

N เส้นโค้ง ที่ มี รูป คล้าย ตัว เอส (S sen-kong-ti-me-rub-rag-kai-tua-s

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OGEE

n. 1. In architecture, a molding consisting of two members, the one concave, the other convex, or of a round and a hollow somewhat like an S.
2. In gunnery, an ornamental molding in the shape of an S, used on guns, mortars and howitzers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OGEE

O *gee ", n. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

OGEECHEE LIME

O *gee "chee lime `. Etym: [So named from the Ogeechee River in Georgia. ] (Bot. ) (a ) The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata ) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida. (b ) The tree which bears this fruit.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ogee

o gee |ōˈjē oʊˈʤi |Architecture adjective having a double continuous S-shaped curve. noun an S-shaped line or molding. DERIVATIVES o geed adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: apparently from ogive (with which it was originally synonymous ). The current sense arose in the late 17th cent.

 

ogee arch

o gee arch noun Architecture an arch with two ogee curves meeting at the apex.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ogee

ogee |ˈəʊdʒiː, əʊˈdʒiː |Architecture adjective showing in section a double continuous S-shaped curve. noun an S-shaped line or moulding. DERIVATIVES ogeed adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: apparently from ogive (with which it was originally synonymous ). The current sense arose in the late 17th cent.

 

ogee arch

ogee arch noun Architecture an arch with two ogee curves meeting at the apex.