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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| area | The measure of the interior surface of a two-dimensional figure |
| center | The point from which all points on a circle are the same distance |
| circle | The set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a given point called the center |
| circumference | The distance around a circle |
| composite figure | A figure that is made up of two or more figures |
| diameter | The distance around the circle through its center |
| face | A flat surface of a ployhedron |
| lateral face | In a polyhedron, a face that is not a base |
| pi | The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter |
| pyramid | A polyhedron with one base that is a polygon and three or more triangular faces that meet a common vertex |
| pyramid | A polyhedron with one base that is a polygon and three or more triangular faces that meet a common vertex |
| prism | A polyhedron with two parallel congruent faces called bases |
| pyramid | A polyhedron with one base that is a polygon and three or more triangular faces that meet a common vertex |
| prism | A polyhedron with two parallel congruent faces called bases |
| radius | The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle |
| pyramid | A polyhedron with one base that is a polygon and three or more triangular faces that meet a common vertex |
| prism | A polyhedron with two parallel congruent faces called bases |
| radius | The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle |
| regular pyramid | A pyramid whose base is a regular polygon and which the segment from the vertex to the center of the base is the altitude |
| semicircle | Half of a circle. The formula for the area of a semicircle is A= 1 over 2 pi r 2 |
| slant height | The height of each lateral face |
| surface area | The sum of the areas of all the surfaces (faces) of a three-dimensional figure |
| volume | The number of cubic units needed to fill the space occupied by a solid |