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circle vocab
definition of terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chord | A segment whose endpoints lie on a circle |
| Diameter | A chord that containes the center of a circle |
| Secant of a Circle | A line that contains chord |
| Tangent to a Circle | Aline that lies in the plane of a circle and that intersects the circle at exactly one point (point of tangency) |
| Circle | The set of all points in a plane at given distance from a given point in the plane |
| Radius | A segment from a point on a circle or a sphere to the center |
| Congruent Circles | Circles with the same radius |
| Concentric Circle | Circles that lie in the same plane that share the same center |
| Inscribed Angle | Angle whose vertex lies on a circle and whose sides contain chords of the cirlce |
| Central Angle | Angle whose vertex is the center of a circle and whose sides contain radii of the circle |
| Circumference | Distance around a circle that is, the perimeter of a circle |
| Arc Length | A frection of the circumference of a circle defined by the arc |
| Arc of a Circle | Two points on a circle and the continuous part of the circle between the two points |
| Semicircle | A arc of a circle whose endpoints are the endpoints of a diameter |
| Minor Arc | An arc of a circle whose length is less than the length of a semicircle of the circle |
| Major Arc | An arc of a circle whose length is greater than the length of a semicircle of the circle |