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Geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2-D shape | A flat shape that has length and width |
| polygon | A closed figure with 3 or more straight sides |
| quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides |
| rectangle | Quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 2 pairs of opposite equal parallel sides |
| square | Quadrilateral that has 4 right angles and all sides are equal length |
| trapezoid | Quadrilateral that has one pair of opposite sides that are parallel |
| parallelogram | Quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel, equal in length and the opposite angles are equal |
| side | the lines that connect to make a 2-D shape |
| vertex/vertices | The point where 2 straight lines come together; a corner |
| right angle | an angle that forms a square corner and measures 90 degrees |
| parallel | 2 lines that never meet and are always the same distance apart |
| triangle | a polygon with 3 straight sides and 3 angles |
| rhombus | parallelogram with 4 equal sides and equal opposite angles |
| pentagon | a polygon with 5 sides |
| hexagon | a polygon with 6 sides |
| octagon | a polygon with 8 sides |
| plane | a flat surface |