A | B |
acute angle | measures less than 90 |
right angle | measures 90 degrees |
obtuse angle | measures more than 90, less than 180 |
congruent | has equal measure |
midpoint | divides segment into two equal parts |
angle bisector | divides angle into two equal angles |
acute triangle | has all 3 acute angles |
obtuse triangle | has one obtuse angle |
right triangle | has one right angle |
scalene triangle | has no equal sides |
isosceles triangle | has two equal sides |
equilateral triangle | has all three equal sides |
equiangular triangle | has all three equal angles1 |
complementary angles | two angles that add up to 90 |
supplementary angles | two angles that add up to 180 |
adjacent angles | two angles next to each other |
linear pair | two angles that form a line |
vertical angles | angles formed by intersecting lines |
perpendicular lines | lines that form right angles |
perpendicular bisector | forms right angles and cuts into two equal parts |
parallel lines | coplanar lines that do not intersect |
skew lines | noncoplanar lines |
alternate interior angles | angles on alternate sides of a transversal inside parallel lines - congruent |
alternate exterior angles | angles on alternate sides of transversal, outside parallel lines - congruent |
corresponding angles | angles in same position of "hub" formed by transversal and parallel lines - congruent |
same side interior angles | angles on same side of transversal, inside parallel lines - supplementary |