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Geometry vocab part
maths vocab
Term | Definition |
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adjacent (adjective) | touching, next to each other |
diagonal | A line segment joining any two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon. |
equilateral | having equal sides |
congruent | Two or more geometric figures are said to be congruent when they are the same in every way except their position in space. |
symmetry | a shape has symmetry if it is exactly the same when you reflect it |
convex | curving outwards |
concave | curving inwards |
arc | a portion of a curve, or of the outside of a circle |
translation of a shape | move every part of it the same distance in the same direction |
axis | a fixed reference line |
axis of symmetry | a line where you can divide a shape and both sides are symmetrical |
rotate | turn something around in a circle |
rotation symmetry | 2-D shape has rotation symmetry about a point if an identical looking shape in the same position is produced by rotating it |