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OGEE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ogee mean?
• OGEE (noun)
The noun OGEE has 1 sense:
1. a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
Familiarity information: OGEE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cyma reversa; ogee
Hypernyms ("ogee" is a kind of...):
cyma; cymatium ((architecture) a molding for a cornice; in profile it is shaped like an S (partly concave and partly convex))
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