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Math Words #1
Key Terms 1
Vocabulary Word | Definition |
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obtuse angle | an angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
acute angle | an angle that has a measure less than 90 degrees |
straight angle | an angle that measures 180 degrees |
chord | a line segment with endpoints on a circle |
degree | a unit for measuring angles or for measuring temperature |
diagonal | slanting from one corner of a four sided figure, as a square, to another corner |
scalene triangle | a triangle with no congruent sides |
isosceles triangle | a triangle with exactly two congruent sides |
equilateral triangle | a triangle with three congruent sides |
congruent | having the same size and shape |
similar | having the same shape, but not necessarily the same size |
parallel | lines in a plane that do not intersect |
perpendicular | two lines that intersect to form right angles |
circumference | the distance around a circle |
diameter | a line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle |
radius | a line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle |