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Lines, Angles, and Circles Vocabulary

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pointAn exact location in space.
lineAn endless collection of points along a straight path. It has no endpoints.
line segmentA part of a line having two endpoints.
rayA part of a line that has one endpoint and goes on and on in one direction.
planeAn endless flat surface that is named by any three points not on the same line.
intersecting linesLines that have exactly one point in common.
parallel linesLines in the same plane that NEVER intersect.
perpendicular linesTwo lines that intersect at right angles.
angleTwo rays with a common endpoint.
acute angleAn angle with a measure LESS than 90 degrees.
obtuse angleAn angle with a measure MORE than 90 degrees.
right angleAn angle that measures EXACTLY 90 degrees.
straight angleAn angle that measures EXACTLY 180 degrees.
angle ruler OR protractorAn INSTRUMENT used to measure or draw angles.
degreeA UNIT for measuring angles.
circleA closed plane figure. All the points are the same distance from a point called the center.
centerThe POINT from which all points on a circle are equally distant.
chordA line segment with both endpoints on the circle.
circumferenceThe distance around a circle.
diameterA line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has both endpoints on the circle.
radiusA line segment with one endpoint on the circle and the other endpoint at the center.


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