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Chapter 1 Geometry Vocab
Julia Jakowiak
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Mathematics
9th Grade
10/18/2012

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Term
Point
Definition

Shows position, has no dimension

EX: [image]

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Line
Definition

Has one dimension (length)

EX: [image]

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Segment
Definition

A section of a line

EX: [image]

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Ray
Definition

A part of a line

EX: [image]

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Plane
Definition

Flat surface, infinite in two places (length & width)

EX: [image]

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Opposite Rays
Definition

Two connected rays that share an endpoint and extend in opposite directions

EX: [image]

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Collinear
Definition

Multiple points on the same line

EX: [image]

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Coplanar
Definition

Multiple points on the same plane

EX: [image]

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Angle
Definition

Formed by two rays (sides) with the same endpoint (vertex)

EX: [image]

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Midpoint
Definition

Center of a line segment

EX: [image]

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Bisector
Definition

Line that cuts a segment into two pieces/halves

EX: [image]

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Congruent
Definition

Two angles that have the same measure

EX: [image]

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Vertex
Definition

The endpoint of a line

EX: [image]

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Acute Angles
Definition

Less than 90 degrees

EX: [image]

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Obtuse Angles
Definition

Greater than 90 degrees

EX: [image]

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Right Angle
Definition

angles that have a measurement with 90 degrees

EX: [image]

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Straight Angle
Definition

angles with a measurement 180 degrees

EX: [image]

Term
Complementary Angles
Definition

Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees

EX: [image]

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Supplementary Angles
Definition

Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees

EX: [image]

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Vertical Angles
Definition

Pairs of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines

EX: [image]

Term
Adjacent Angles
Definition

having a common side and a common vertex

EX: [image]

Term
Linear Pair
Definition

Two supplementary adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines

EX: [image]

Term
Perpendicular Lines
Definition

Lines which meet to form right angles and whose slopes have a product of -1

EX: [image]

Term
Polygon
Definition

A plane figure with at least 3 straight sides and angles and (5+)

EX: [image]

Term
Triangle
Definition

A plane figure with 3 straight sides and 3 angles 

EX: [image]

Term
Quadrilateral
Definition

A four sided figure

EX: [image]

Term
Pentagon
Definition

A plane figure with 5 straight sides and 5 angles 

EX: [image]

Term
Hexagon
Definition

A plane figure with six straight sides and anges

EX: [image]

Term
Octagon
Definition

A plane with 8 straight sides and angles

EX: [image]

Term
Decagon 
Definition

A plane figure with 10 straight sides and angles

EX: [image]

Term
Dodecagon
Definition

A plane figure with 12 sides

EX: [image]

Term
N-gon
Definition

A closed plane figure bounded by straight line segments as sides

EX: [image]

Term
Concave
Definition

An outline or surface that curves inward like the interior of a circle or sphere

EX: [image]

Term
Convex
Definition

An outline or surface curved like the exterior of a circle or a sphere

EX: [image]

Term
Regular
Definition

A polygon with all sides and all angles equal

EX: [image]

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Irregular
Definition

All sides and angles are not equal

EX: [image]

Term
Diagonal
Definition

A line segment joining two vertices 

EX: [image]

Term
Side
Definition

A line bounding a plane figure

EX: [image]

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Perimeter
Definition

A sum of the lengths of all the sides of he polygon

EX: [image]

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