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Gr 6 Math: Essential Vocabulary for Shapes and Designs

Vocabulary and Definitions

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degreea unit of measure used to describe the size of an angle
congruentthe same or equal
right anglean angle that measures 90 degrees
obtuse anglean angle that measures between 90 degrees and 180 degrees
angleopening between two straight lines that meet as a vertex, measured by degrees
straight anglean angle that measures 180 degrees
interior anglean angle in the insides of a polygon
exterior anglean angle on the outside of a polygon
acute anglean angle that measures between 0 degrees and 90 degrees
polygona closed, flat shape whose sides are formed by line segments
regular polygona polygon that has all of its sides equal and all of its angles equal
trianglepolygon with 3 sides and angles
quadrilateralpolygon with 4 sides and angles
pentagonpolygon with 5 sides and angles
hexagonpolygon with 6 sides and angles
heptagonpolygon with 7 sides and angles
octagonpolygon with 8 sides and angles
nonagonpolygon with 9 sides and angles
decagonpolygon with 10 sides and angles
equilateral trianglea triangle with all three sides the same length
isosceles trianglea triangle with two sides the same length
scalene trianglea triangle with no sides the same length
parallelograma quadrilateral in which both pairs of opposite sides are equal and parallel
rectangleparallelogram with all right angles
rhombusa quadrilateral that has all sides the same length
squarea rectangle with all four sides equal
trapezoida quadrilateral with one pair of adjacent and congruent lines
kitea quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent and congruent sides
parallel lineslines that never meet no matter how long they are extended
diagonala line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon
symmetrya mirror image
line symmetrywhen a figure can be folded along a line so that the two halves match exactly
rotational symmetrywhen an object looks the same after it has been turned or rotated
vertexthe corners of a polygon or angle


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