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Geometric Terms

Match the term with the correct definition.

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right angleA square corner, measures 90º
equilateral triangleA triangle with 3 equal sides.
scalene triangleA triangle having no equal sides
vertexA corner
right triangleA triangle with one right angle
pentagonA polygon with 5 sides and 5 angles.
squareA quadrilateral with 4 right angles and four equal side
intersecting linesLines that cross
perpendicular linesTwo lines that cross and form right angles
acute angleA sharp corner, measures less than 90º
chordA line segment with its endpoints on a circle
radiusA line segment from the center to the edge of the circle
line segmentA piece of a line
LineA straight path that goes forever in opposite directions
pointA location in space
rectangleA quadrilateral with 4 right angles
circleThe set of all points a fixed distance from a given point
hexagonA six sided polygon
obtuse angleA wide open angle, measures between 90º and 180º
rayPart of a line with one endpoint, that goes forever in one direction
angleFigure formed by two rays with the same endpoint
planeA flat surface that goes forever
parallel lineslines that never cross and are always the same distance apart
skew linesLines that never cross and are not parallel
straight angleForms a straight line, measures 180º
adjacent anglesAngles right next to each othr, sharing a side
congruentexactly the same size and shape
isosceles triangleTriangle with 2 equal sides
acute triangleTriangle with 3 acute angles
trapezoidQuadrilateral with just one set of parallel sides
parallelogramQuadrilateral with 2 sets of parallel sides
rhombusQuadrilateral with 4 equal sides
polygonA closed figure with straight sides
trianglea polygon with 3 sides
quadrilateralA polygon with 4 sides
pentagonA polygon with 5 sides
heptagonA polygon with 7 sides
octagonA polygon with 8 sides
nonagonA polygon with 9 sides
decagonA polygon with 10 sides
regular polygonA polygon with equal sides and equal angles
diagonalA line segment from one vertex to another
similarHas the same shape but not the same size
line symmetryA line divides a figure into two congruent parts that match when folded
rotational symmetryA shape can be turned less than 360º an match the original
translationSliding a figure along a line
rotationTurning a figure around a point
reflectionFlipping a figure over a line
solid figureA 3-dimensional figure
polyhedronA solid figure with polygon sides
faceA polygon used to forme the flat surfaces of a polyhedron
edgeWhere 2 faces of a polyhedron meet
baseThe bottom face of a solid figure
pyramidA polyhedron with a polygon base and triangular sides
prismA polyhedron with 2 congruent polygon bases (top and bottom) and rectangular sides
surface areaThe total areal of all surfaces of a solid figure
volumeThe amount of space inside a solid figure
diameterA line segment across a circle that passes through the center
arcA piece of the edge of a circle
semicircleHalf of a circle
circumferenceThe distance around a circle
tangentA line that touches a circle at just one point
π3.14

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