ogee
Double-curved molding
An ogee is a molding with an S-shaped profile—a double curve that is convex at one end and concave at the other.
Common in architecture and furniture, ogees appear on door frames, cornices, and decorative edges.
An ogee arch has two such curves meeting at a point at the top, characteristic of Gothic architecture.
Two opposing consecutive bends
- profileSide-facing outline
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- millworkFactory-made wooden components
- crown moldingDecorative ceiling-wall transition
cornice · trim · woodwork · joinery · bead · torus · fillet · chamfer
Double-curved form
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- convexCurved outward externally
- inflectionWord form alteration
- sinuousCurving in flowing turns
undulating · serpentine · wave · sigmoid · reverse curve · contour · arc · sweep
Curved spanning structure
- lintelBeam over an opening
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- architraveLowest entablature element
- fasciaConnective tissue sheet
dormer · mullion · spandrel · cornice · entablature · pilaster · plinth · bracket
Arch with angled apex
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- traceryDecorative branching stonework
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- flying buttressExternal arch transferring thrust
rose window · vaulted ceiling · chancel · nave · pinnacle · apse · clerestory · ambulatory
S-curve
Two opposing consecutive bends
crown molding · cornice · trim · woodwork · joinery · bead · torus · fillet · chamfer · casing
S-shaped
Double-curved form
- concaveCurving inward, not outward
- convexCurved outward externally
- inflectionWord form alteration
sinuous · undulating · serpentine · wave · sigmoid · reverse curve · contour · arc · sweep
arch
Curved spanning structure
- lintelBeam over an opening
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
- architraveLowest entablature element
fascia · dormer · mullion · spandrel · cornice · entablature · pilaster · plinth · bracket · keystone
pointed arch
Arch with angled apex
flying buttress · rose window · vaulted ceiling · chancel · nave · pinnacle · apse · clerestory · ambulatory · spire
acanthus
Spiny-leaved ornamental plant
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- cartoucheOval framing royal hieroglyphs
festoon · rosette · foliation · relief · filigree · flourish · embellishment · rococo · baroque · fretwork
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
- decorative patternschevrons, paisley, crosshatch, chevron, floral
- curved shapescrescent, arc, horseshoe, parabola, bend
- wavy patternswavy line, sine wave, undulation, ripple, ripples
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, architrave, baluster