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Chapter 5 Review Vocabulary
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Mathematics
7th Grade
12/16/2008

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Transformation
Definition
A change in the size or posistion of a figure by translating, rotating, or reflecting.
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Line
Definition
a straight arrangment of points that extends forever in both directions.
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle with one right angle
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ray
Definition
part of a line that has one endpoint and extends forever in both directions
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rhombus
Definition
a quadiliateral with 4 equal sides.
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rotation
Definition
a transformation in which a figure is moves around its point
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isosceles
Definition
a triangle with two equal sides
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transversal
Definition
a line that intersects two or more lines
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sqaure
Definition
a quadilateral with four equal sides and four right angles.
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vertical angles
Definition
angles formed by two intersecting lines that are equal and across from one another.
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obtuse traingle
Definition
a triangle with one obtuse angle
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line symmetry
Definition
a figure having one-hhe other half mirror-image of the other half.
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perpindicular
Definition
lines that intersect to form right angles
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right angle
Definition
angle that measures exactly 90 degrees
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translation
Definition
a sliding movement of a figure along a straight line
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angle
Definition
a figure formed by two rays that share a common endpoint.
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plane
Definition
a flat surface that extends forever in every direction
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parellel
Definition
two lines that remain the same distance apart
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supplementary
Definition
two angles whose sum in 180 degrees
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parellelogram
Definition
a quadilateral with two pairs of parellel sides
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equilateral
Definition
a traingle with 3 equal sides
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reflection

Definition
transformation of a figure that flips the figure across a line
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acute angle
Definition
an angle measuring less then 90 degrees
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regular polygon
Definition
a polygon with all equal angles and all equal sides
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rotational
Definition
a symmetry where rotation can be less then 360 degrees around
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rectangle
Definition
a quadilateral with four right angles
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complementary
Definition
two angles whose sum is 90 degrees
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trapezoid
Definition
a quadilateral with exactly one pair of parellel sides
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point
Definition
names an exact location in space
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scalene
Definition
a triangle with no equal sides
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