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Geometry Terms
Geometry Terms for 5th grade
Term | Meaning |
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volume | amount of space inside a 3 dimensional figure |
right triangle | a triangle with 1 right angle and 2 acute angles |
isosceles triangle | a triangle with at least two congruent sides |
edge | line segment where 2 faces of a 3D figure meet |
net | a 2 dimensional pattern of a 3D figure |
prism | a 3D figure with 2 parallel, congruent faces, called bases; at least 3 faces are rectangles |
acute triangle | a triangle with 3 acute angles |
congruent figures | two figures that have the same size & shape |
cubic unit | the unite of measure for volume |
face | a flat surface |
rectangular prism | a closed figure made up of line segments that DO NOT CROSS |
net | a parallelogram with 4 congruent sides |
triangle prism | a prism that has triangular bases |
vertex | the point where 3 or more faces meet on a 3D figure |
bases | two parallel congruent faces in a prism |
cube | a 3D figure with 6 faces that are congruent squares |
attribute | a characteristic of a figure |
regular polygon | a polygon with all sides & anges are congruent |
trapezoid | a quadrilateral with exactly 1 pair of opposite sides |
square | a parallelogram with 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles |
equilateral triangle | a triangle with 3 congruent sides |
parallelogram | a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides being parallel |
congruent angles | angles of a figure that are equal in measure |
scalene triangle | a triangle with NO congruent sides |
3 D figure | a figure that has length, width and height |
rectangular prism | a prism that has rectangular bases |
rectangle | a quadrilateral with 4 right angles; opposite sides are equal & parallel |
unit cube | a cube with a side length of one unit |
composite figure | a figure that is made up of two or more 3D figures |
hexagon | a polygon with 6 sides & 6 angles |
obtuse triangle | a triangle with 1 obtuse angle & 2 acute angles |
congruent sides | sides of a figure that are equal in length |
octagon | a polygon with 8 sides |
pentagon | polygon with 5 sides |
rhombus | a parallelogram with 4 congruent sides |