Meaning

(architecture) A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape..

Definitions by Sense

1. (architecture) A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
2. (architecture) A pointed arch made from two ogees.
3. (mathematics) An inflection point.
4. (aesthetic facial surgery) The malar or cheekbone prominence transitioning into the mid-cheek hollow.
5. (distillation) 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.

Example Sentences

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.

There is no pronounced ogee arch anywhere, though there is a suspicion of one where the open trefoils of the gables rest upon the containing arches. The tracery too of all the circles is geometrical, i.e., composed of simple curves; there is no flowing or ogee tracery with compound curves.

In front of the leading splasher the frame was given what is called an ogee bend outwards, [...].

Word Forms

• ogees

Synonyms for ogee

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When Should You Use Ogee?

Use ogee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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