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Chapter 7 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3-dimensional | A solid shape that has length, width, and height AKA Solid |
| area | The measure, in square units, of the inside of a plane figure |
| base | Any side of a triangle. The parallel sides of other polygons. The face that is perpendicular to the height |
| components | Parts of something |
| composite figure | A shape made up of two or more other shapes |
| cube | A rectangular prism with all congruent faces |
| cubic unit | Used to measure volume |
| dimensions | The measures of the size of an object |
| edge | The intersection of two or more faces on a 3-dimensional figure |
| face | A flat (planar) surface that forms part of the boundary of a solid object |
| formula | An expression or equation used to calculate a value |
| height | Perpendicular to the base of a polygon or polyhedron |
| kite | A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent congruent sides |
| length | Distance between two points |
| net | A 2-D shape that can be folded into a 3-D figure |
| parallelogram | A quadrilateral with exactly 2 pairs of parallel and congruent sides |
| perpendicular | Two lines that meet or cross to form 90 degree angles |
| polygon | A closed plane shape made by line segments |
| polyhedron | Any 3-D solid that has flat polygon faces |
| pyramid | A polyhedron whose base is a polygon and whose other faces are triangles that share a common vertex |
| quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides |
| rectangle | A quadrilateral with 4 right angles |
| rectangular prism | A solid (3-D) object which has six faces that are rectangles |
| right triangle | A triangle that has exactly one 90 degree angle |
| solid figure | A solid (3-dimensional) object |
| square pyramid | A polyhedron whose base is a square and whose other faces are triangles that share a common vertex |
| surface area | The sum of the areas of the faces and any curved surfaces of the figure that create the geometric solid |
| trapezoid | A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |
| triangle | A polygon with 3 sides and 3 angles |
| triangular prism | A prism where both parallel faces are triangles |
| triangular pyramid | A pyramid with a triangular base |
| vertex vertices | The point at which two or more segments, lines, or rays, meet to form an angle |
| volume | The amount of space occupied by an object |
| width | A measurement of distance |