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2D Geometry
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Mathematics
4th Grade
03/27/2009

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Term
circle
Definition
a closed curve with all its points in one plane and the same distance from a fixed point (the center)
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circumference
Definition
the boundary line, or perimeter, of a circle or the length of the perimeter of a circle
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diagram
Definition
a drawing that represents a mathematical situation
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diameter
Definition
1. a line that passes through the center of a circle
2. the distance of a line that passes throught the center of a circle
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equilateral triangle
Definition
a triangle whose sides are all the same length
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hexagon
Definition
a polygon with six sides
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle that has at least two congruent sides
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line of symmetry
Definition
a line that divides a figure into two congruent halves that are mirror images of one another
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octagon
Definition
a polygon with 8 sides
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parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel and congruent sides
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pentagon
Definition
a polygon that has 5 sides
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plane figure
Definition
any two-dimensional figure
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polygon
Definition
a closed figure formed from line segments that meet only at their endpoints
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quadrilateral
Definition
a four-sided polygon
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radius
Definition
the segment, or the length of the segment, from the center of a circle to a point on the circle
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rectangle
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides and four right angles
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reflection
Definition
a transformation creating a mirror image of a figure of the opposite side of a line
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regular polygon
Definition
a polygon with all sides the same length and all angles the same measures
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rhombus
Definition
a parallelogram with all four sides equal in length
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle that has one 90-degree angle
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rotation
Definition
a transformation in which a figure is turned in a given angle and direction around a point
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side
Definition
a line segment connected to other segments to form a polygon
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translation
Definition
a transformation that slides a figure a given distance in a given direction
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides
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similar figures
Definition
figures that have the same shape, but not necessarily the same size, with corresponding angles equal and corresponding sides proportional
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