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Geometry

Geometric Vocabulary

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obtuse angleangle larger than 90 degrees
right angleangle that equals 90 degrees
intersecting lineslines that cross each other
line segmentpart of a line with 2 endpoints
polygona closed figure with straight sides
trianglea polygon with 3 sides and 3 angles
pentagona polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles
radiusthe distance from the center of a circle to the edge of a circle
circumferencethe length of a line which travels from one edge to another, going through the center
rotationturn
reflectionflip
translationslide
squarea quadrilateral with right angles and 4 equal sides
rhombusa quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel lines and all sides are equal
parallelograma quadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel lines; opposite sides are equal
acute angleangle smaller than 90 degrees
perpendicular lineslines that intersect and from right angles
parallel lineslines that are always the same distance apart and never cross
quadrilaterala polygon with 4 sides and 4 angles
hexagona polygon with 6 sides and 6 angles
octagona polygon with 8 sides and 8 angles
rectanglea quadrilateral with 4 right angles and with opposite sides that are equal
trapezoida quadrilateral with one set of parallel lines
areathe amount of space an object takes up
perimeterthe distance around an object

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