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Geometry /Shapes and Designs
Terms used in the Shapes and Designs books
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Mathematics
6th Grade
11/07/2008

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Parallelogram
Definition
A quadrilateral in which both pairs of opposite sides are equal and parallel
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Regular Polygon
Definition
A polygon with equal sides and equal angles
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Hexagon
Definition
A polygon with six sides
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Trapezoid
Definition
A polygon with one pair of parallel sides
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Rhombus
Definition
A quadrilateral with four equal sides
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Rectangle
Definition
A parallelogram with all right angles
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Transformation
Definition
Sliding, turning or flipping of a figure
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Triangle
Definition
A three sided polygon
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Nonagon
Definition
A nine sided polygon
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Pentagon
Definition
A five sided polygon
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Quadrilateral
Definition
A four sided polygon
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Scalene Triangle
Definition
A triangle with no congruent sides.
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Octagon
Definition
A polygon with eight sides
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Translation
Definition
A slide , sliding a figure
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Rotation
Definition
A turn around a point.
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Square
Definition
A rectangle with equal sides.
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Symmetry
Definition
The ability of a figure to be folded into congruent halves
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Decagon
Definition
A ten sided polygon
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Vertex
Definition
A corner on a polygon or an angle
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Reflection
Definition
A transformation in which a figure if flipped over a line
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Supplementary
Definition
Two angles whose sum add up to 180 degrees
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Complementary
Definition
Two angles whose sums add up to 90 degrees
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Congruent
Definition
Having the same size and shape
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line segment
Definition
Has endpoints- does not extend in either direction past the endpoints.
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Ray
Definition
Extends in one direction forever
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Line
Definition
Extends in either direction and goes on forever
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intersecting
Definition
Two lines that cross at a single point
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perpendicular
Definition
Two lines that connect creating 90 degree angles
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Coordinate plane
Definition
A flat surface/grid that goes on forever in all directions
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Similar
Definition
Figures that are alike in shape but not size
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protractor
Definition
A tool used to measure angles in degrees
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acute
Definition
An angle measuring less than 90 degrees
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obtuse
Definition
An angle measuring more than 90 degrees
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straight
Definition
An angle measuring 180 degrees
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