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Geometry vocabulary

match each vocabulary word to its correct definition

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perpendicular linestwo lines that form right angles where they intersect
line segmenta part of a line that has two end points
equilateral trianglea triangle with three equal sides
isosceles trianglea triangle that has at least two equal sides
scalene trianglea triangle with no sides the same length
right trianglea triangle that has one right angle
acute anglean angle that has a measure less than 90 degrees
obtuse anglean angle with a measure greater than 90 degrees
protractoran instrument used to measure the size of an angle
chorda line segment with both end points on a circle
circlea plane figure in which all the points are the same distance from the center
diametera line segment that goes from one point on a circle through the center to another point on the circle
hexagona polygon with six sides
intersecting lineslines that cross at a point
octagona polygon with eight sides
parallel lineslines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect
parallelograma quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite parallel sides
pentagona polygon with five sides
pointan exact position often marked by a dot
polygona closed plane figure made up of line segments
quadrilaterala polygon with four sides
radiusa line segment from the center of a circle to any point on the circle
raypart of a line that begins at a point and is endless in one direction
rectanglea quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides parallel and the same length
rhombusa quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and all sides the same length
right anglean angle that has a measure of 90 degrees
linea straight path that is endless in both directions
squarea quadrilateral that has four equal sides and four right angles
trapezoida quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides
vertexthe point that two or more edges meet


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