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Gr. 4 GEOMETRY VOCABULARY - complete list

These are the terms you should know from your Geometry Dictionaries.

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faceflat surface of a solid that does not roll
edgeline segment where two faces of a solid meet
vertex (3-D solid figures)the point where 3 or more edges of a solid meet
plane figurea figure with only two dimensions
polygonclosed plane figure made of line segments
pointan exact location in space
linestraight path of points that goes on in two directions
line segmenta part of a line that has two endpoints
raya part of a line that has one endpoint that continues on and on in only one direction
angleformed by two rays with a common endpoint
vertex (2-D plane figures)the common endpoint of two rays
parallel linestwo lines that never intersect
intersecting linestwo lines that pass through the same point
perpendicular linestwo lines that intersect and form a right angle
trapezoidquadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides
parallelogramquadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel
rhombusquadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and all sides are the same length
rectanglequadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles
squarequadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides and four right angle and all sides are the same length
circlea closed plane figure made with all of the points the same distance from a point called the center
diameterany line segment that connects two points on the circle and passes through the center
radiusany line segment that connects the center to a point on the circle
chordany line segment that connects two points on the circle
perimeterthe distance around a figure
symmetrica figure that can be folded into two congruent halves that fit on top of each other
line of symmetrya line on which a figure can be folded so that both halves are congruent
areathe number of square units needed to cover the region inside a figure
volumethe number of cubic units needed to fill a solid figure
slide (translation)p. 452 like a stamped design
flip (reflection)p. 452 like a mirror
turn (rotation)p. 452 pivot around a point
congruentp. 453
similarp. 458


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Mansfield Township Elementary School
Port Murray, NJ

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