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Geometry Vocab.
Use to study geometry vocabulary.
Term | Definition |
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Point | Names an exact location in space. |
Line | Continues without end in both directions. |
Ray | Part of a line that has an endpoint and goes on forever in the other direction . |
Line Segment | Has two endpoints. |
Intersecting Lines | Lines that intersect at exactly one point and form 4 angles. |
Perpendicular Lines | Lines that intersect to form 4 right angles. |
Parallel Lines | Lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart. |
Angle | Two rays with same endpoint. |
Vertex | The endpoint where two rays meet for form an angle. |
Right Angle | An angle that measure exactly 90 degrees. |
Obtuse Angle | An angle that measures more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees. |
Acute Angle | An angle that measures less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees. |
Straight Angle | An angle that measures exactly 180 degrees. |
Acute Triangle | A triangle with three acute angles. |
Right Triangle | A triangle with exactly 1 right angle and 2 acute angles. |
Obtuse Triangle | A triangle with exactly 1 obtuse angle and 2 acute angles. |
Triangle | A closed figure with 3 sides and 3 angles. |
Quadrilateral | A closed figure with 4 sides and 4 angles. |
Rectangle | A four sided figure with 2 sets of parallel sides, opposite sides are equal, and 4 right angles. |
Square | A four sided figure with 2 sets of parallel sides, 4 equal sides, and 4 right angles. |
Trapezoid | A four sided figure with 1 set of parallel sides. |
Rhombus | A four sided figure with 2 sets of parallel sides and 4 equal sides. |
Parallelogram | A four sided figure with 2 sets of parallel sides and opposite sides are equal. |
Symmetry | When a figure is folded along a line so that the two parts match exactly. |
Protractor | A math instrument used to measure angles. |
Polygon | A closed figure with straight sides. |
Regular Polygon | a polygon with all sides equal in length and all angles equal in measure. |