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Geometry Vocabulary - Chapter 2

Definitions of angles, polygons, point, line, plane, etc.

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PointA location in space
LineA straight arrangements of point that extend forever in both directions
PlaneA flat surface that extends forever
Collinear PointsPoints that lie on the same line
Coplanar PointsPoints that lie on the same plane
SpaceSet of all points
Line SegmentConsists of two endpoints and all the points in between
RayA part of a line containing one endpoint
Congruent FiguresTwo figures that have the exact same size and shape
Right AngleAn angle with measure of 90 degrees
Acute AngleAn angle with measure less then 90 degrees
Obtuse AngleAn angle with measure greater then 90 degrees
MidpointA point that divides a segment into two congruent segments
Angle BisectorDivides an angle into two congruent angles
Parallel LinesTwo or more lines in the same plane that do not intersect
Skew LinesTwo or more lines in Different planes that do not intersect
Perpendicular LinesTwo lines that intersect to form a right angle
Complementary AnglesTwo angles whose measure have the sum of 90 degrees
Supplementary AnglesTwo angles whose measure have the sum of 180 degrees
Vertical angles2 opposite angles formed by 2 lines.
Linear Pair2 adjacent angles that form a straight line
PolygonA closed geometric shape formed by straight llines
Convex PolygonA polygon that does not "Cave"
Concave PolygonA polygon that "Caves"
PerimeterThe sum of the lengths of the sides
DiagonalsA line connecting 2 nonconsecutive vertices of a polygon
Equilateral PolygonAll sides are congruent
Equiangular PolygonAll angles are congruent
Regular PolygonAll sides and All angles are congruent
Triangle3 sided figure
Quadrilateral4 sided figure
Pentagon5 sided figure
Hexagon6 sided figure
Right TriangleA triangle with one right angle
Acute TriangleA triangle with all angles less then 90 degrees
Obtuse TriangleA triangle with one side greater then 90 degrees
Scalene TriangleA triangle with NO congruent sides
Isosceles TriangleA triangle where 2 sides are congruent
MedianA segment drawn from one vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
AltitudeA segment drawn from one vertex perpendicular to the opposite side
TrapezoidA quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel lines
RectangleA parallelogram with opposite sides congruent
ParallelogramQuadrilateral with opposite sides parallel.
SquareA parallelogram with all sides congruent


Mrs. Hart

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