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CC2 Chap 9 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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area | area is the number of square units needed to fill up a region on a flat surface. |
base | surface a solid object stands on, or the bottom line of a shape such as a triangle or rectangle |
circumference | The perimeter of (distance around) a circle |
cross section | The intersection of a three-dimensional solid and a plane |
degree | a unit for measuring angles |
diameter | A line segment drawn through the center of a circle with both endpoints on the circle |
edge | a line segment formed by the intersection of two faces of a polyhedron |
face | One of the flat surfaces of a polyhedron, including the base |
inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning |
irrational number | The set of numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction |
lateral faces | a (flat) side of a polyhedron |
measurement | a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something. |
polygon | A two-dimensional closed figure of three or more line segments (sides) connected end to end |
polyhedron | A three-dimensional figure with no holes for which all faces are polygons. |
pi | The ratio of the circumference (C) of the circle to its diameter (d). π. |
pyramid | A polyhedron with a polygonal base formed by connecting each point of the base to a single given point (the apex) that is above or below the flat surface containing the base. |
right rectangular prism | A solid (3-dimensional) object which has six faces that are rectangles. |
surface area | The sum of all the area(s) of the surface(s) of a three-dimensional solid |
vertex | a vertex is the point at which two line segments meet to form a “corner. the common endpoint of the defining rays. |
volume | A measurement of the size of the three-dimensional region enclosed within an object |