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Geometry Vocabulary

Geometry 411 Lingo

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parallel lineslines in the same plane that do not intersect
acute anglean angle with measure greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees
pointan exact location in space
linestraight arrangement of points that extends forever in opposite directions
planea flat surface that extends forever
collinearmany points that lie on the same line
intersectto meet or cross each other at one point
line segmenta part of a line that consists of two endpoints and all the points in between
endpointa point at the beginning or end of a part of a line
raya part of a line that has one endpoint and extends forever in one direction
anglethe figure formed when two rays share a common endpoint
vertexthe endpoint of the rays that form an angle
perpendicular linestwo lines intersect to form right angles
right anglean angle with measure equal to 90 degrees
obtuse anglean angle with measure greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
straight anglean angle with measure equal to 180 degrees
complementary anglestwo angles for which the sum of their measures is 90 degrees
supplementary anglestwo angles for which the sum of their measures is 180 degrees
adjacent anglestwo angles that share a common side but do not overlap each other
vertical angleswhen two lines intersect, the angles that are not adjacent, but are always equal in measure


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