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6th Grade Math
Area and Perimeter Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Area | The amount of space inside a figure |
| Hypotenuse | The longest side of a right triangle |
| Parallelogram | A four sided figure with opposite sides that are equal and parallel |
| Perimeter | The measure around and object |
| Quadrilateral | A four sided figure |
| Rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles |
| Square | Four equal straight sides and four right angles |
| Triangle | A three sided polygon |
| Trapezoid | Quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides |
| Polygon | A closed plane figure formed by 3 or more line segments that intersect only at their endpoints. |
| Decompose | To take or break a shape apart |
| Compose | To put together |