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Vocabulary #9
Geometry & Measurement
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle that has no congruent sides |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle that has two congruent sides |
| Equilateral Triangle | A triangle with all sides the same length |
| Congruent | Having exactly the same size and the same shape |
| Similar | Figures that have the same shape, but no necessarily the same size |
| Parallel | Always the same distance apart |
| Perpendicular | Lines or line segments that form right angles |
| Irregular Polygon | A polygon whose sides are not all the same length |
| Regular Polygon | A polygon with all sides the same length and all angles measurements are the same |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure formed from line segments that meet only at their endpoints |