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Chord | A line segment whose endpoints are on a circle.,  |
Circumference | The distance around a circle |
Diameter | A line segment that has endpoints on a circle and passes through the center of the circle.,  |
Heptagon | A polygon with 7 sides. |
Hypotenuse | The longest side of a right triangle (which is also the side opposite the right angle).,  |
Leg (of a right triangle) | Either of the two sides that form the right angle in a right triangle.,  |
Nonagon | A polygon with 9 sides. |
Plane | A flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions. |
Radius | A line segment that has one endpoint on a circle and the other endpoint at the center of the circle.,  |
Regular polygon | A polygon that has all sides congruent and all angles congruent. |
Similar polygons | Polygons that have the same shape, but not necessarily the same size. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are proportional. |
Straight angle | An angle with a measure of 180º |
Transformation | The moving of a figure by a translation (slide), rotation (turn) or reflection (flip). |
Acute angle | An angle with a measure less than 90°. |
Area | The measure, in square units, of the inside of a plane figure. |
Cone | A solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex. |
Congruent | Having the same size and shape. |
Cube | A rectangular solid having six congruent square faces. |
Cylinder | A three-dimensional figure with two circular bases, which are parallel and congruent. |
Edge | The line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet. |
Equivalent | Having the same value. |
Face | A plane figure that serves as one side of a solid figure. |
Hexagon | A polygon with 6 sides. |
Line | A straight path extending in both directions with no endpoints. |
Line of symmetry | A line that divides a figure into two halves that are mirror images of each other. |
Line segment | A part of a line with two endpoints. |
Obtuse angle | An angle with a measure more than 90º. |
Octagon | A polygon with 8 sides. |
Parallel lines | Lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart.,  |
Parallelogram | A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and congruent. |
Pentagon | A polygon with 5 sides. |
Perimeter | The distance around a figure. |
Perpendicular lines | Two lines, segments or rays that intersect to form right angles.,  |
Pyramid | A solid figure with a polygon base and triangular sides that meet at a single point |
Quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides. |
Ray | A part of a line that has one endpoint and continues without end in one direction. |
Rectangular prism | A solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles. |
Reflection (flip) | A transformation that produces the mirror image of a figure.,  |
Rhombus | A parallelogram with four equal sides. |
Right angle | An angle that measures exactly 90º. |
Right triangle | A triangle that has a 90º angle. |
Rotation (turn) | A movement of a figure that turns that figure around a fixed point.,  |
Sphere | A solid figure that has all points the same distance from the center.,  |
Translation (slide) | A movement of a figure to a new position without turning or flipping it.,  |
Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides. |
Vertex | A point where lines, rays, sides of a polygon or edges of a polyhedron meet (corner).,  |
Volume (capacity | The amount of space (in cubic units) that a solid figure can hold. |