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ogee

/oʊˈd͡ʒiː/ US
/ˈoʊd͡ʒiː/ US
/əʊˈd͡ʒiː/ UK
/ˈəʊd͡ʒiː/ UK

Sounds like O.G. · Rhymes with -iː

Where it comes from

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.

noun ogees

A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. At the centre of this façade of one story is a porch of two stories with a tall attic and a gable of ogee outline flanked by finials.
Similar: cyma
A pointed arch made from two ogees.
Similar: ogive
An inflection point.
The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
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.

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noun curve

Français	doucine
Deutsch	S-förmige Kurve

noun arch

Français	arc en accolade

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@misc{ogee_2026,
  title = {ogee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ogee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}