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GEOMETRIC Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Circle | A round shape that looks like the letter 'O' |
Square | A shape with four equal sides and every angle is a right angle (90 degrees) |
Triangle | A shape with three sides and three corners |
Rectangle | A shape with four sides where opposite sides are the same length and every angle is a right angle |
Hexagon | A shape with six sides and six corners |
Pentagon | A shape with five sides and five corners |
Octagon | A shape with eight sides and eight corners |
Rhombus | A shape that looks like a diamond or a slanted square with four equal sides |
Parallelogram | A shape with four sides where opposite sides are parallel and the same length |
Trapezoid (US) / Trapezium (UK) | A shape with four sides where at least one pair of opposite sides are parallel |
Line | A straight path that has no thickness and extends forever in both directions |
Ray | A straight path that starts at one point and extends forever in one direction |
Line Segment | A part of a line that has two endpoints |
Angle | The space between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet |
Vertex | The point where two lines or edges meet to form an angle |
Perimeter | The total distance around the edge of a shape |
Area | The amount of space inside a shape |
Symmetry | When one half of a shape is a mirror image of the other half |