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Gr. 5 Math: Chapter 3

Vocabulary and Definitions

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point, a single, exact location represented by a dot
decagon, a polygon with ten sides and angles
line segment, a straight path from one point to another
intersecting lines, two or more lines that meet at a point
parallel lines, two lines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect
perpendicular lines, two lines that intersect at right angles
ray, part of a line, having only one endpoint
vertex, the point that rays have in common
acute angles, angles that measure less than 90°
obtuse angles, angles that measure more than 90° but less than 180°
right angles, angles that measure exactly 90°
straight angles, angles that measure exactly 180°
adjacent angles, two angles that sit directly next to each other
vertical angles, two angles that sit directly across from each other
reflex angle, an angle that measures between 180° and 360°
congruent, having the same size and shape
equilateral triangle, a triangle with three congruent angles and sides
isosceles triangle, a triangle with two congruent angles and sides
scalene triangle, a triangle with no congruent sides or angles
polygon, a two-dimensional figure that is made up of three or more line segments joined end to end to make one closed path
regular polygon, a polygon whose sides are all the same length and interior angles are all the same
concave polygon, a polygon where at least one vertex is “pushed in”
convex polygon, a polygon in which all vertices are “pushed out”
quadrangle, a polygon with four sides; also called a quadrilateral
quadrilateral, a polygon with four sides
parallelogram, a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
rectangle, a parallelogram with four right angles
square, a rectangle whose sides are all the same length
pentagon, a polygon with five sides and angles
hexagon, a polygon with six sides and angles
heptagon, a polygon with seven sides and angles
octagon, a polygon with eight sides and angles
nonagon, a polygon with nine sides and angles
line, a straight path that is endless in both directions


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