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quadrilateral | A polygon that has four sides. |
parallelogram | A quadrilateral that contains two pairs of parallel sides. |
rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles. |
rhombus | A parallelogram with four congruent sides. |
square | A parallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles. |
trapezoid | A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. |
congruent figures | Figures that have the same shape and size and the measure of the angles is the same. |
similar figures | Figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size but the measure of the angles is the same. |
transformation | A change of position of a geometric figure. |
translation | A transformation that moves a figure along a straight line without turning or flipping it. |
reflection | A transformation that creates a mirror image of a figure across a straight line. |
rotation | A transformation that turns a figure around a point. |
glide reflection | A transformation that is a combination of a reflection and a translation. |
symmetric about a line | A figure that can be folded along a line so that the two halves match exactly or are congruent. |
line of symmetry | A line that divides a figure into two parts that match when the figure is folded on that line. |