Chapter 11 Geometry Vocabulary
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| Chord | A segment whose endpoints are points on a circle
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| Secant | A line that intersects a circle in two points
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| Tangent | A line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point
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| Point of Tangency | The point where the tangent line intersects the circle
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| Tangent Segment | A segment in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point
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| Minor Arc | Written by using two points and an arc symbol above; it is smaller than a semicircle.
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| Major Arc | Written by using three points and an arc symbol above; it is larger than a semicircle.
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| Measure of a Minor Arc | Less than 180 degrees.
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| Measure of a Major Arc | Greater than 180 degrees.
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| Semicircle | The arc whose endpoints are a diameter; its measure is exactly 180 degrees
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| Congruent Circles | Two circles with the same radius.
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| Arc Length | A portion of the circumference of a circle.
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| Inscribed Angle | An angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle
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| Intercepted Arc | The arc that lies in the interior of an inscribed angle and has endpoints on the angle.
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| Central Angle | An angle whose vertex is at the center of a circle and whose sides are radii
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| Inscribed Polygon | A polygon whose vertices lie on a circle
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| Circumscribed | To draw a circle around a polygon such that the circle intersects all vertices of the polygon.
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| Vertex | The point where two sides of a polygon or angle intersect
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| Measure of a Semicircle | Exactly 180 degrees.
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