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Geometry
terms for geometry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Triangle | Polygon with 3 sides, 3 angles, and 3 vertices. |
| Equilateral Triangle | All 3 sides are congruent. |
| Scalene Triangle | None of the 3 sides are congruent. |
| Isosceles Triangle | At least 2 sides are congruent. |
| Equiangular Angles | All 3 angles are congruent. |
| Right Angle | One right angle(90 degrees) |
| Acute Angle | All angles are acute(less than 90 degrees) |
| Obtuse Angle | One obtuse angle(more than 90 degrees) |
| Point | a geometric object that has no dimensions, only a location. |
| Plane | Flat surface that extends endlessly in all directions; Two dimensional. |
| Space | The set of all points; 3 dimensional. |
| Line | A set of points along a straight path having no endpoints. |
| Line Segment | Part of a line that has two endpoints. |
| Ray | Part of a line hat has only 1 endpoint. |
| Angle | Two rays joined with a common endpoint; the two rays are called the sides of an angle. |
| Vertex | The common endpoint of an angle. |
| Intersecting lines | Lines that have just one point in common. |
| Parallel lines | Lines that never intersect. |
| Perpendicular lines | Lines that intersect and form right angles. |
| Skew lines | Lines that are not in the same plane and do not intersect. |
| Degrees | A unit of measure of an angle; measured with a protractor. |