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Geometry
Topic8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Line | A straight path of points that goes on and on in both directions |
| Intersecting lines | Lines that cross at one point |
| Perpendicular lines | Two intersecting lines that form right angles |
| Parallel lines | In a plane, lines that never intersect |
| Point | An exact location in space |
| Plane | An endless flat surface |
| Angle | A figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint |
| Acute angle | An angle that is less than a right angle |
| Obtuse angle | An angle that is greater than a right angle |
| Right angle | An angle that forms a square corner |
| Line segment | A part of a line that ends in two end points |
| Ray | A part of a line that has one endpoint and continues endlessly in one direction. |
| Straight angle | An angle that forms a straight line |
| Pentagon | A polygon with five sides |
| Hexagon | A polygon with six sides |
| Quadrilateral | A polygon with four sides |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure made up of line segments |
| Triangle | A polygon with three sides |
| Acute triangle | A triangle with three acute angles |
| Vertex, plural vertices | The point where two rays meet. The point where the sides of a polygon meet. |
| Isosceles triangle | A triangle with two equal sides |
| Equilateral triangle | A triangle with three equal sides |
| Right triangle | A triangle with one right angle |
| Obtuse triangle | A triangle with one obtuse angle |
| Parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides |
| Scalene triangle | A triangle where all the sides are different lengths |
| Rhombus | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides, and all the sides the same length |
| Radius | A line segment that connects the edge of a circle with the center |
| Diameter | A line segment that connects two points on a circle an crosses the center |
| Cube | A solid with six square faces |
| Center | The middle of a circle |
| Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides |