Rocketry Glossary

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Ogive

o-give (oh'jiev, me bucko, oh jiev') - In rocketry, t' shape o' a common type o' nose or tail cone. Avast, me proud beauty! If t' sides o' t' cone are curved rather than straight, t' geometric shape o' t' cone is actually an ogive rather than a cone.


   

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