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Geometry Vocabulary List #1

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scalene triangleA triangle with no sides with the same lenght.
right angleAn angle with a measurement of exactly 90 degrees.
acute triangleA triangle with 3 acute angles.
obtuse angleAn angle with a measurement of more than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees.
line segmentA part of a line that connects two endpoints.
acute angleAn angle with a measurement of less than 90 degrees.
right triangleA triangle with one right angle.
straight angleAn angle with a measurement of 180 degrees.
polygonA closed figure than can be drawn without lifting your pencil, made up of line segments that do not cross each other.
lineA set of points that form a straight path that goes on forever in both directions.
rayA part of a line that has one endpoint and continues in one direction without end.
angleA figure formed by two rays or line segments with the same endpoint.
scalene triangleA triangle with no sides the same length.
vertexThe common point of the two rays of an angle.
degreeA unit for measuring angles.
intersecting linesLines that meet or cross at a common point.
perpendicular linesIntersecting lines that cross each other at right angles.
parallel linesLines that are in the same plane that never intersect.
equilateral triangleA triangle with three sides of the same length.
isosceles triangleA triangle with no sides the same length.
obtuse triangleA triangle with one obtuse angle.


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