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Geometry Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute angle | measures less than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse | measures more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
| Right angle | measures exactly 90 degrees |
| Straight angle | measures exactly 180 degrees (a straight line) |
| Reflex angle | measures more than 180 degrees |
| Intersecting | two (2) lines or segments that touch or cross each other |
| Perpendicular | two(2) lines or segments that intersect at right angles |
| Parallel | two (2) lines or segments that are the same distance apart at every point and will NEVER intersect |
| Vertex | a corner of an angle or polygon (plural: vertices) |
| Radius | the distance from the center of a circle to its surface |
| Diameter | the distance of a line passing through the center of a circle to its surface (twice the radius) |
| Perimeter | the length of the border (outside) of a 2-D shape |