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ogees

ogees is the plural of ogee.

Meaning of ogee

Noun

ogee (plural ogees)

  1. 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.1905, Charles Herbert Moore, “Chapter 13”, in Character of Renaissance Architecture
    Synonyms:
    cyma
  2. A pointed arch made from two ogees.
    Synonyms:
    ogive
  3. 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.

Questions about ogees

What is ogees the plural of?
Ogees is the plural of ogee.

Words near ogees in the dictionary

  1. ogee'd
  2. Ogeechee
  3. Ogeechee lime
  4. Ogeechee limes
  5. ogeed
  6. ogees
  7. Ogema
  8. Ogemaw County
  9. Ogg
  10. ogganition
  11. Oggerino

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