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Quadrilaterals
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Quadrilateral | A closed, 4 sided polygon |
| Polygon | A closed geometric figure with straight sides |
| Parallelogram | A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel and congruent |
| Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |
| Rectangle | A parallelogram with four ninety degree angles |
| Square | A parallelogram with four ninety degree angles and four congruent sides |
| Rhombus | A parallelogram with four congruent sides |
| 360 degrees | The sum of the measure of the angles of a quadrilateral |
| Indirect Measure | Using methods for finding missing measure to find a measure that is too large or small |
| Corresponding sides | The sides of similar figures that "match" |
| Corresponding angles | The angles of similar figure that "match" and are congurent |