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Big Ideas Chapter 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acute angle | An angle that is open less than a right angle. (Less than 90 degrees.) |
| adjacent angles | Two angles that share a common side and a common vertex. |
| angle | The figure formed when two rays meet at a common point. |
| degree | The unit used to measure angles. |
| intersecting lines | Lines that cross at exactly one point. |
| line | Lines that cross at exactly one point. |
| line segment | A part of a line that includes two endpoints and all the points between them. |
| obtuse angle | An angle that is open more than a right angle and less than a straight angle. |
| parallel lines | Lines that never intersect. |
| perpendicular lines | Lines that intersect to form four right angles. |
| point | An exact location in space. |
| protractor | A tool for measuring and drawing angles. |
| ray | A part of a line that has one endpoint and goes on without end in one direction. |
| right angle | An L-shaped angle that equals 90°. |
| straight angle | An angle that forms a straight line and equals 180°. |
| vertex / vertices | The point at which two lines, line segments, or rays of an angle intersect. |
| sides | One of the line segments that make a flat (2-dimensional) shape. |