Geometry Vocabulary

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Quadrilateral

a polygon with 4 sides

<p>a polygon with 4 sides</p>
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Parallelogram

a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides.

<p>a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides. </p>
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Rhombus

a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides are congruent

<p>a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides are congruent</p>
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Trapezoid

a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides

<p>a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides</p>
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Square

a rectangle whose sides are all the same length

<p>a rectangle whose sides are all the same length</p>
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line segment

a straight path joining 2 points

<p>a straight path joining 2 points </p>
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Ray

a straight path that starts at one point (endpoint) and continues forever in 1 direction

<p>a straight path that starts at one point (endpoint) and continues forever in 1 direction</p>
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Parallel Lines

never cross or meet no matter how far they are extended

<p>never cross or meet no matter how far they are extended</p>
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Intersecting Lines

meeting or crossing one another

<p>meeting or crossing one another</p>
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Perpendicular lines

crossing or meeting at right angles

<p>crossing or meeting at right angles</p>
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Line(s) of Symmetry

having 2 parts that are mirror images of each other

<p>having 2 parts that are mirror images of each other</p>
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Equilateral triangle

all sides are the same length

<p>all sides are the same length</p>
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Isosceles triangle

2 sides of the triangle are the same length

<p>2 sides of the triangle are the same length</p>
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Scalene triangle

no sides are the same length

<p>no sides are the same length</p>
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Acute triangle

all three angles are less than 90 degrees

<p>all three angles are less than 90 degrees</p>
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Right triangle

a triangle with one right angle

<p>a triangle with one right angle</p>
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Obtuse triangle

a triangle with one obtuse angle

<p>a triangle with one obtuse angle</p>
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acute angle

has a measure greater than 0 degrees, but less than 90 degrees

<p>has a measure greater than 0 degrees, but less than 90 degrees</p>
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obtuse angle

an angle that has a measure of 91- 179 degrees

<p>an angle that has a measure of 91- 179 degrees </p>
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right angle

an angle that is exactly 90 degrees

<p>an angle that is exactly 90 degrees </p>
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straight angle

a straight angle measures exactly 180 degrees

<p>a straight angle measures exactly 180 degrees</p>
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full rotation

a complete turn or full circle

<p>a complete turn or full circle</p>
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rectangle

a parallelogram with 4 right angles

<p>a parallelogram with 4 right angles</p>
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pentagon

a polygon with 5 sides

<p>a polygon with 5 sides</p>
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octagon

a polygon with 8 sides

<p>a polygon with 8 sides</p>
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hexagon

a polygon with six sides

<p>a polygon with six sides</p>
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point

an exact location in space

<p>an exact location in space</p>
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line

a straight path that extends infinitely in opposite directions

<p>a straight path that extends infinitely in opposite directions</p>
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