different between arch vs ogive
arch
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: ärch, IPA(key): /??t??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??t??/
- (by analogy to arc, nonstandard) IPA(key): ((General American)) /???k/, ((Received Pronunciation)) /??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?
Etymology 1
From Middle English arch, arche, from Old French arche (“an arch”) (French arche), a feminine form of arc, from Latin arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).
Noun
arch (plural arches)
- An inverted U shape.
- An arch-shaped arrangement of trapezoidal stones, designed to redistribute downward force outward.
- (architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
- Any place covered by an arch; an archway.
- to pass into the arch of a bridge
- (archaic, geometry) An arc; a part of a curve.
- A natural arch-shaped opening in a rock mass.
- (anatomy) Curved part of the bottom of a foot.
Derived terms
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “arch”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
Verb
arch (third-person singular simple present arches, present participle arching, simple past and past participle arched)
- To form into an arch shape
- The cat arched its back
- To cover with an arch or arches.
Translations
Etymology 2
From the prefix arch-. "Principal" is the original sense; "mischievous" is via onetime frequent collocation with rogue, knave, etc.
Adjective
arch (comparative archer, superlative archest)
- Knowing, clever, mischievous.
- I attempted to hide my emotions, but an arch remark escaped my lips.
- July 4, 1710, Isaac Bickerstaff (pseudonym for Richard Steele or (in some later numbers of the journal) Joseph Addison), The Tatler No. 193
- [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.
- Lassiter ended there with dry humor, yet behind that was meaning. Jane blushed and made arch eyes at him.
- Principal; primary.
Derived terms
- archly
- archness
Translations
Noun
arch (plural arches)
- (obsolete) A chief.
Related terms
- arc
Further reading
- arch in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- arch in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- arch at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Char, Rach, char, rach
Czech
Noun
arch m inan
- sheet (in printing)
Declension
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.
Adjective
arch
- bad, depraved
- wrong, evil
- shameful
- bad, worthless, of low quality
Inflection
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
- erch
Derived terms
- argeren
Descendants
- Dutch: arg, erg
Etymology 2
Substantive form of the adjective arch.
Noun
arch n
- evil
- disaster, misfortune
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “arch (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “arch (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “arch (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “arch (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page II
Middle English
Alternative forms
- arche
Etymology
From Old French arche.
Noun
arch (plural arches)
- arch
- arc
Descendants
- English: arch
References
- “arch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Welsh
Etymology
From the root of erchi (“to request”), from Proto-Celtic *?arsketi, from Proto-Indo-European *pre?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar?/
Noun
arch f
- request
Verb
arch
- second-person singular imperative of erchi
Mutation
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ar?/
Etymology 1
From Middle Welsh arch, from Proto-Brythonic *arx, from Latin arca.
Noun
arch f (plural eirch)
- (obsolete) chest, coffer
- coffin (box for the dead)
- ark (large boat with a flat bottom)
- 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Genesis 6:13, 14:
- 1588, Y Beibl cyssegr-lan, Genesis 6:13, 14:
Derived terms
- arch Noa (“Noah's Ark”)
- arch y Cyfamod (“Ark of the Covenant”)
- bwa'r arch (“rainbow”)
Etymology 2
Back-formation from erchi (“to seek, to ask for”).
Noun
arch f (plural eirchion)
- request, command
Derived terms
- archeb (“order”)
Etymology 3
Inflected form of erchi (“to seek, to ask for”).
Verb
arch
- second-person singular imperative of erchi
Mutation
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present) , “arch”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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ogive
English
Etymology
From late Middle English, from Middle French augive/ogive. Doublet of ogee.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????a?v/, /???d?a?v/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o??a?v/, /?o?d?a?v/
Noun
ogive (plural ogives)
- (statistics) The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- (architecture) A Gothic pointed arch, or a rib of a Gothic vault.
- (ballistics) The pointed, curved nose of a bullet, missile, or rocket.
- (geology) A three-dimensional wave-bulge, characteristic of glaciers that have experienced extreme underlying topographic change.
Related terms
- ogee
- ogival
Translations
Further reading
- ogive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- pointed arch (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- vogie
French
Alternative forms
- augive (obsolete)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin [Term?], from Latin aug?re, as the ogive goes on increasing, and the arch it forms increases the strength of the vault. In Old French we find the phrase arc ogif, itself from Latin arcus augivus. The word was also written as augive in the 17th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.?iv/
Noun
ogive f (plural ogives)
- (architecture) diagonal rib, ogive
- (military) nose cone (of missile)
Derived terms
- croisée d'ogives
- ogive nucléaire
Descendants
- English: ogee
References
- Brachet, An Etymological Dictionary of the French Language: Crowned by the French Academy
Further reading
- “ogive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Noun
ogive f
- plural of ogiva
Anagrams
- Giove
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