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Geometry Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |