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Geometry
Shapes, Angles, Lines
Term | Definition |
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parallel lines | lines that are always the SAME distance apart |
point | the EXACT LOCATION in space represented by a dot |
endpoint | a point at either end of a line segment, or a point at one end of a ray |
line | a set of connected points continuing WITHOUT END in BOTH directions |
line segment | a PART of a line with TWO endpoints |
attribute | a CHARACTERISTIC of an object, such as color, shape, size |
congruent | having exactly the SAME size AND shape |
hexagon | a polygon with six sides |
two-dimensional | a shape that has length and width but not volume. Also called a plane figure. |
triangle | a polygon with three sides and three angles |
trapezoid | a quadrilateral with ONE PAIR of parallel lines and one pair of sides that are not parallel |
vertex | a point at which two or more sides of a geometric figure meet. |
vertices | more than one vertex |
rhombus | a quadrilateral with all four sides EQUAL in length |
square | a parallelogram with four equal angles AND four equal sides |
side of a polygon | any of the line segments that form a polygon |
parallelogram | a quadrilateral with TWO PAIRS of parallel lines and congruent sides |
pentagon | a polygon that has five sides |
plane figure | a two-dimensional figure |
polygon | a closed plane figure made by line segments |
quadrilateral | a four sided polygon |
rectangle | a quadrilateral with TWO PAIRS of congruent, parallel sides and FOUR equal angles |
pattern | a repeating sequence or design |