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geometry--vocabulary list 2 definitions
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10th Grade
02/11/2015

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collinear
Definition
lying on the same line
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coplanar
Definition
lying in the same plane
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(line) segment
Definition
a part of a line that begins at one point and ends at another
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ray
Definition
a part of a line that starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction
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angle
Definition
a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint
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vertex (of an angle)
Definition
the point in common of the two rays that form an angle
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interior (of an angle)
Definition
the region of a plane that falls between the two rays that form an angle (i.e., If two points, one from each side of an angle, are connected by a segment, the segment will pass through the __________
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exterior (of an angle)
Definition
the portion of the plane containing an angle that is not in the angle's interior
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right angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is 90 degrees.
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acute angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is less than 90 degrees.
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle whose measure is more than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
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straight angle
Definition
an angle formed by two rays that go in opposite directions. This measures 180 degrees and is also known as a line!
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linear pair of angles
Definition
a pair of angles that share a side and form a line
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intersect
Definition
to have one or more points in common
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intersection
Definition
the set of all points that two geometric figures have in common
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postulate (or axiom)
Definition
a statement that is accepted as true without proof
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