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GEOMETRIC Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Circle | A round shape that looks like the letter 'O' |
| Square | A shape with four equal sides and every angle is a right angle (90 degrees) |
| Triangle | A shape with three sides and three corners |
| Rectangle | A shape with four sides where opposite sides are the same length and every angle is a right angle |
| Hexagon | A shape with six sides and six corners |
| Pentagon | A shape with five sides and five corners |
| Octagon | A shape with eight sides and eight corners |
| Rhombus | A shape that looks like a diamond or a slanted square with four equal sides |
| Parallelogram | A shape with four sides where opposite sides are parallel and the same length |
| Trapezoid (US) / Trapezium (UK) | A shape with four sides where at least one pair of opposite sides are parallel |
| Line | A straight path that has no thickness and extends forever in both directions |
| Ray | A straight path that starts at one point and extends forever in one direction |
| Line Segment | A part of a line that has two endpoints |
| Angle | The space between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet |
| Vertex | The point where two lines or edges meet to form an angle |
| Perimeter | The total distance around the edge of a shape |
| Area | The amount of space inside a shape |
| Symmetry | When one half of a shape is a mirror image of the other half |