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Geometry Vocab
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26
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03/15/2005

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Term
RECTANGLE
Definition
PARALLELOGRAM WITH FOUR RIGHT ANGLES
Term
TRANSLATION
Definition
CHANGE IN POSITION THAT MOVES A FIGURE UP, DOWN, OR OVER.
Term
ANGLE
Definition
TWO RAYS WITH A COMMON ENDPOINT CALLED A VERTEX
Term
QUADRILATERAL
Definition
POLYGON WITH FOUR SIGES
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REFLECTION
Definition
PRODUCES A MIRROR IMAGE OF A FIGURE
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LINE SEGMENT
Definition
PART OF A LINE HAVING TWO END POINTS
Term
PARALLELOGRAM
Definition
QUADRILATERAL WITH EACH PAIR OF OPPOSITE SIDES PARALLEL AND CONGRUENT
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DECAGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH TEN SIDES
Term
LINE
Definition
ENDLESS COLLECTION OF POINTS ALONG A STRAIGHT PATH (NO ENDPOINTS)
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PENTAGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH FIVE SIDES
Term
ROTATION
Definition
ROTATES A FIGURE AROUND A POINT
Term
NONAGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH NINE SIDES
Term
INTERSECTING LINES
Definition
HAVE EXACTLY ONE POINT IN COMMON
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PERPENDICULAR LINES
Definition
TWO LINES THAT INTERSECT AT RIGHT ANGLES
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RHOMBUS
Definition
PARALLELOGRAM WITH ALL SIDES CONGRUENT
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CIRCLE
Definition
A CLOSED PLANE FIGURE (ALL POINTS OF THIS FIGURE ARE THE SAME DISTANCE FROM A POINT CALLED THE CENTER)
Term
HEXAGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH SIX SIDES
Term
SQUARE
Definition
RECTANGLE WITH ALL SIDES CONGRUENT
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RAY
Definition
PART OF A LINE THAT HAS ONE ENDPOINT AND GOES ON AND ON IN ONE DIRECTION
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PARALLEL LINES
Definition
LINES IN THE SAME PLANE THAT NEVER INTERSECT
Term
POINT
Definition
AN EXACT LOCATION IN SPACE
Term
TRIANGLE
Definition
POLYGON WITH THREE SIDES
Term
OCTOGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH EIGHT SIDES
Term
POLYGON
Definition
CLOSED PLANE FIGURE WITH LINE SEGMENTS AS SIDES
Term
TRAPEZOID
Definition
QUADRILATERAL WITH ONLY ONE PAIR OF OPPOSITE LINES
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HEPTAGON
Definition
POLYGON WITH SEVEN SIDES
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