Geometry Glossary

by: Bella Hill (!)

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Definition 1- Point
Names a location
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Point
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Definition 2- Line
Straight
Goes forever
Represents straight objects with
insignicant depth and width
AB
Line
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Definition 3- Plane
Flat surface
Extends all directions
3 points dene a plane
Two dimensional analogue of a
point, a solid and a line
Plane=PFH
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.P H.
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Definition 4-Line Segment
Straight
2 end points
The word segment is important because a
line usually extends without end in both
directions.
Line Segment
AB
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Definition 5- Ray
Straight
Has a start point but no end
point
One extension
Goes to innity
Ray
AB
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Part 2-Angles
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Definition 6- Acute Angle
Greater than 0
Less than 90
Acute Angle
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Definition 7- Right Angles
Exactly 90
Two perfectly straight lines,
forming a square in the corner
H
R
T
vertex
m<RHT= 90
Right Angle
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Definition-8 Obtuse Angle
Greater than 90
Less than 180
120
m<OBT= 120
O
B
T
Obtuse Angle
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Definition 9- Straight Angle
Exactly 180
T Y X
m<TYX=180
Straight Angle
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Part 3- Angle Relationships
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Definition10- Complementary Angles
When two angles add up to 90
(well you look rather dashing today)
Complementary Angles
m<ADB + m<BDC= 90
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Definition 11- Supplementary angles
When two angles add
up to 180
L
P U S
m<SUL+M<LUP=180
Supplementary Angles
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definition 12- Vertical Angles
Angles that are opposite to each other in
an intersection
Always Congruent
Vertical Angles:
<DBE=<ABC
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Definition 13-Adjacent Angles
Angles that share a vertex and share a
side
<ABC and <CBD are
adjacent
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Part 4- Line Relationships
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Definition 14- Parallel
Never intersect
Same direction
parallel
planes
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Definition15- Perpendicular
Intersect into a right angle
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Definition 16- Skew
Never intersect
Not parallel
In different planes
PS and XQ are skew
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Part 5- Parallel lines and transversal
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Definition 17- Corresponding Angles
Face the same direction
Always congruent
<1 and <5 are Corresponding Angles
So are:
<2 and <6
<3 and <7
<4 and <8
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Definition 18- Alternate Exterior Angles
Alternate sides of the
transversal on the exterior of the
parallel lines (These are
congruent).
Ex. <2 and <7 are alternate
exterior angles
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Definition 19- Alternate Interior Angles
Alternate sides of the
transversal that are on the
interior of the parallel
lines.
<3 and <6
also
<4 and <5
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Definition 20- What happens when you cut two
parallel lines lines by a transversal?
Transversal
<1 and <4 are vertical angles
<3 and <2 are vertical angles
<5 and <8 are vertical angles
<6 and <7 are vertical angles
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Part 5-Triangles
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Definition 21- Scalene Triangle
All angles are different
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Definition 22- Isosceles triangle
Only two equal sides
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Definition 23-Equilateral Triangle
All three angles are the same
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Definition 24-Acute Triangle
All angles are less than 90
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Definition 25- Right Triangle
One angle is 90, forming a perfect
square
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Definition 26- Obtuse Triangle
Has an angle more than 90
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Part 6- Quadrilateral
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Definition 27- Quadrilateral
a polygon with four
sides and four vertices
or corners.
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Definition 28- Trapezoid
Has one pair of parallel sides
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Definition 29- Kite
at shape
Has straight sides
has 2 pairs of adjacent sides that
are equal
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Definition 30-Parallelogram
Quadrilateral with 2 pairs of
opposite, congruent, parallel
sides.
Opposite angles congruent.
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Definition 31- Rectangle
Flat four sided shape
Every angle is 90
One pair of parallel lines are smaller than the other
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Definition 32- Rhombus
Length of all four sides are equal
Parallelogram with 4 equal sides
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Definition 33- Square
All four sides are the same length
All corners add up to 90
Rectangle with 4 congruent sides
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