Geometry Vocabulary Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| triangle | a polygon with 3 sides |
| acute triangle | 3 sided polygon with all acute angles |
| right triangle | A triangle with one right angle |
| right angle | perfect 90 degrees (corner) |
| equilateral triangle | all equal sides, 3 sided polygon |
| isosceles triangle | triangle with 2 equal sides |
| scalene triangle | a triangle with no equal sides |
| plane figure | a 2D flat shape |
| polygon | A figure with all straight sides, no openings, no intersections |
| Quadrilateral | any 4 sided polygon |
| Pentagon | Any 5 sided polygon |
| Hexagon | Any 6 sided polygon |
| Parallel | two lines that will never meet if extended in both directions |
| Perpendicular | two lines that intersect to make a right angle |
| 2 pairs of parallel sides | Two SETS of parallel sides |
| Isosceles trapezoid | a trapezoid with 2 equal sides |
| Parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs parallel sides |
| Congruent | Equivalent |
| Rectangle | A quadrilateral with all right angles |
| Square | A quadrilateral with all right angles and congruent sides |
| Rhombus | A quadrilateral with congruent sides |
| Line of symmetry | Imaginary line where you could fold the figure and have both sides match up |
| Diagonal | Sides in a figure that are opposite of one another |
| Classification | To group something according to attributes or characteristics |
| Figure | A shape (2D or 3D) |
| Diagram | A picture/chart |
| Kite | A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides that are congruent |
| Adjacent | Sides that are next to one another (share a vertex) |
| Vertex | Where two sides meet (a corner) |
| Vertices | The plural form of vertex |
| Properties | special characteristics |
| Attributes | Special characteristics or properties |
| Category (Categories) | Specific group |
| Subcategory (subcategories) | Specific groups within a group |
| angles | the spaces, measured in degrees, between two lines connected at a vertex. |
| Regular Polygon | All sides and angles are congruent |
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