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Geometry Terms
Term | Definition |
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Points | An exact location in space |
Line | A set of points that extend forever in opposite directions. |
Line Segments | A part of a line that has two endpoints |
Ray | A part of a line that starts at an endpoint and goes on forever in one direction |
Angle | Formed by two rays with the same endpoint |
Vertex | The shared endpoint of an angle |
Right Angle | An angle that measures 90 degrees |
Acute Angle | An angle that measures less than 90 degrees |
Obtuse Angle | An angle between 90 and 180 degrees |
Straight Angle | An angle that measures exactly 180 degrees |
Intersecting Lines | Lines that meet or cross at a common point |
Perpendicular Lines | Intersecting lines that form four right angles |
Parallel Lines | Lines in the same plane that never intersect |
Polygon | A closed, flat-figure with straight sides |
Quadrilateral | A polygon with four sides, four angles, and 4 vertices |
Parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel lines. |
Rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles |
Rhombus | A parallelogram with four sides of equal length |
Square | A parallelogram with four right angles and four sides of equal length |
Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides |
Kite | Quadrilateral with two pairs of equal-length adjacent sides. |
Right Triangle | This triangle has one right angle |
Obtuse Triangle | This triangle has one obtuse angle |
Acute Triangle | Triangle where all angles are acute |
Isosceles Triangle | Triangle where two sides are equal in length |
Equilateral Triangle | Triangle where all three sides are equal in length |
Scalene | Triangle where all sides are different in length |
Triangle | Polygon with 3 sides, 3 angles, and 3 vertices |
Hexagon | Polygon with 6 sides, 6 angles, and 6 vertices |
Octagon | Polygon with 8 sides, 8 angles, and 8 vertices |
Pentagon | Polygon with 5 sides, 5 angles, and 5 vertices |