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Geometry Terms

Define Geometry Terms.

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linea straight path that goes on forever in both directions
raypart of a line having only one endpoint
angletwo rays having the same endpoint
vertexthe point that two rays of an angle have in common
protractoran instrument used to measure the size of an angle
degreea unit of measure for angles
polygona plane, closed figure formed by line segments
line segmenta part of a line that has two end points
quadrilaterala polygon with four sides
similar polygonspolygons that have the same shape
congruent polygonspolygons that have the same size and shape
pentominoa figure made of five congruent squares joined edge to edge
line of symmetrya line on which a figure can be folded so that the two parts fit exactly
acute anglean angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees
right anglean angle whose measure is 90 degrees
obtuse anglean angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees
straight anglean angle whose measure is 180 degrees
equilateral trianglea triangle with all sides the same length
isosceles trianglea triangle with two sides the same length
scalene trianglea triangle with no sides the same length
right trianglea triangle with one right angle
acute trianglea triangle with all angles less than 90 degrees
obtuse trianglea triangle with one angle greater than 90 degrees
squareall side the same length, four right angles
rectangleopposite sides parallel and the same length, four right angles
parallelogramtwo paris of parallel sides
rhombustwo pairs of parallel sides, all sides the same length, opposite angles equal
trapezoidonly one pair of parallel sides
motionsslide, flip,turn

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