OGEE (OH-jee)
A
double curve with a shape resembling an elongated S
Common
clues: Double
curve; S shaped molding; Pointed arch; Gothic arch; Arch type;
Pointed arch; Gothic arch; Architectural curve; Venetian arch
feature
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
5 times a year
Frequency
in English language:
70142 / 86800
Video: How to draw an ogee curve
Courtesy
Herman
Leonhardes
In architecture, the ogee shape is one of the characteristics of the Gothic style, especially decorative elements in the 14th and 15th century late Gothic styles called Flamboyant in France and Decorated in England.
An ogee moulding, a wooden molding of ogee profile framed between square sections is part of the standard classical decorative vocabulary. An ogee is part of the "crown molding" that is frequently used at the top of a piece of case furniture, or capping a baseboard or plinth or where a wall meets the ceiling.
To minimize erosion, the downstream face of a dam spillway is usually an ogee curve.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html). It uses material from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogee.
|
|
