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Geometry Vocabulary

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planea flat surface that goes on forever
polygonany geometric figure with 3 or more sides
linea set of points that goes on forever in both directions
line segmentpart of a line;with 2 endpoints
raya set of points that has 1 endpoint and goes on forever in the opposite direction
angle2 rays that meet at 1 point form this
parallel lines2 or more lines, on the same plane, that will never meet
perimeterthe distance around a polygon
circumferencethe distance around a circle
areathe number of "squares" inside a plane figure
diametera line that goes completely across a circle,through the centerpoint
radiusa line that goes 1/2 across a circle,from the centerpoint
parallelogram4-sided polygon with opposite sides that are parallel
squarea parallelogram with 4 equal sides and four 90 degree angles
rhombusa parallelogram with 4 equal sides but NO 90 degree angles
rectanglea parallelogram with opposite sides equal, and four 90 degree angles
trapezoida 4-sided polygon with only 2 parallel sides
congruentequal measurements
circlea closed curve where the edges are an equal distance from the centerpoint
triangleany 3-sided figure
right trianglea triangle with one 90 degree angle
quadrilaterala 4-sided polygon
vertexpoint where 2 or more rays meet
pointan exact location in space usually represented by a dot
similarhaving the same shape but a different size


Math Teacher
Glade Spring Middle School
VA

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