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Transformations
Module 8 Reveal Math
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Image | new image |
| Preimage | original geometric figure |
| Transformation | a change in a figure from its original state to a new state |
| Translation | a slide of a figure from one position to another without turning it |
| Reflection | a mirror image of a figure that has been flipped across a line |
| Line of reflection | the line that a figure flips across |
| Center of rotation | a fixed point |
| Rotation | a turn about a fixed point |
| Clockwise | to turn right |
| Counterclockwise | to turn left |
| Dilation | a change in which an image gets smaller or larger in size |
| Scale factor | ratio of the side lengths of an image to the side lengths of the preimage |
| Enlargement | to make bigger |
| Reduction | to make smaller |
| Center of dilation | the center point that a figure dilates about |