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Geometry Terms
3rd Grade Geometry Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 2-dimensional shapes | shapes that have only 2 dimensions (width and height) but no thickness; flat shapes: plane figures |
| acute angle | angles that are smaller than a right (90 degree) angle |
| attributes | properties, characteristics, or qualities of an object |
| properties | attributes, characters or qualities that something has |
| congruent | the same size and the same shape (equal or equivalent) |
| polygon | simple closed plane shape (2-dimensional) with all straight sides |
| obtuse angle | angle that is larger than a right (90 degree) angle |
| parallel | lines always the same distance apart, never touching |
| parallelogram | a quadrilateral that has exactly two pairs of parallel sides |
| quadrilateral | polygon with exactly 4 sides |
| right angle | angle with exactly 90 degrees; perpendicular |
| square | parallelogram with right angles and all sides congruent (equal) |
| rectangle | a parallelogram with right angles |
| rhombi | parallelogram with all congruent (equal) sides |
| plane figure | a 2-dimensional shape |
| trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly only one pair of parallel sides |