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OGIVE (a French term, of which the origin is obscure; auge, trough, from Lat. augere, to increase, and an Arabic astrological word for the " highest point." have been suggested as derivations)

OGIVE (a See also:
FRENCH
FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)
French See also:
TERM
term, of which the origin is obscure; auge, trough, from See also:
LAT
Lat. augere, to increase, and an Arabic astrological word for the " highest point." have been suggested as derivations) , a See also:

TERM

term applied in See also:

ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

architecture to the See also:

DIAGONAL (Gr. &a, through, ywvia, a corner)

diagonal ribs of a vault .

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