Faces that are at right angles (90°) to one another.
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Triangular Pyramid
Front
a pyramid that has a triangle at its base, all the other sides are also triangles. The triangles taper to a vertex (or apex).4 faces, 6 edges, 4 vertices.
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Obtuse Angle
Front
An angle that measures between 90° and 180°.
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Square
Front
A rectangle with all sides the same length.
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Polyhedron
Front
a solid with flat faces
(from Greek poly- meaning "many" and -edron meaning "face"). Each face is a polygon (a flat shape with straight sides). So: no curved surfaces!
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Parallelogram
Front
A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel and equal in length.
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Obtuse Triangle
Front
A triangle in which one angle is an obtuse angle.
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Face
Front
A flat surface of a polyhedron.
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Perpendicular Lines
Front
Two lines that intersect to form right angles.
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Parallel Lines
Front
In a plane, lines that never cross and are the same distance apart.
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Two-Dimensional Figure
Front
A plane figure, it has length and width.
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Line Segment
Front
Part of a line having two endpoints.
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Rhombus
Front
A parallelogram with all sides the same length.
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Scalene Triangle
Front
A triangle in which no sides have the same length.
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Sphere
Front
A three-dimensional shape whose surface consists of all the points that are a given distance from the center of the shape.0 faces, 0 edges, 0 vertices.
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Cylinder
Front
2 faces, 0 edges, 0 vertices. A solid composed of two congruent circles in parallel planes, their interiors, and all the line segments parallel to the axis with endpoints on the two circles.
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Octagon
Front
A polygon with 8 sides.
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Triangle
Front
A polygon with three sides and three
angles.
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Ray
Front
Part of a line that has one endpoint and extends forever in only one direction.
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Straight Angle
Front
An angle which measures 180°.
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Polygon
Front
A closed plane figure made up of line segments.
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Rectangular Prism
Front
A solid shape (3-dimensional) that has: 6 faces (4 rectangles & 2 squares), 8 vertices (corners), and 12 equal edges.
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Parallel Edges
Front
Edges in a polygon that are the same distance apart at every point.
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Acute Triangle
Front
A triangle in which all three angles are acute angles.
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Perpendicular Edges
Front
Edges that form right angles (90°) to one another.
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Regular Polygon
Front
A polygon that has sides of equal length and angles of equal measure.
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Cube
Front
A regular solid having six congruent square faces. 6 faces, 12 edges, 8 vertices.
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Right Triangle
Front
A triangle in which one angle is a right angle.
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Degrees
Front
A unit for measuring angles or temperatures.
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Trapezoid
Front
A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
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Point
Front
An exact location in space.
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Quadrilateral
Front
A polygon with 4 sides.
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Hexagon
Front
A polygon with 6 sides.
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Protractor
Front
An instrument used to measure and draw angles.
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Congruent
Front
If one shape can become another using Turns, Flips and/or Slides, then the shapes are Congruent: After any of those transformations (turn, flip or slide),
the shape still has the same size, area, angles and line lengths.The two shapes need to be the same size to be congruent. When we need to resize one shape to make it the same as the other, the shapes are Similar.
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Vertex (Vertices)
Front
The point where two rays meet to form an angle. The points where the sides of a polygon meet. The points where three or more edges meet in a solid figure. The pointed part of a cone.
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Edge
Front
Where two faces meet.
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Line
Front
A straight path of points that goes on forever in two directions.
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Pentagon
Front
A polygon with five sides.
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Equilateral Triangle
Front
A triangle in which all three sides are the same length.
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Parallel Faces
Front
Faces in a polygon that are the same distance apart at every point.
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Rectangle
Front
A parallelogram with four right angles.
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Triangular Prism
Front
a solid figure with two triangular bases and three rectangular faces. 5 faces, 9 edges, 6 vertices.
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Right Angle
Front
An angle whose measure is 90°.
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Attribute
Front
A characteristic of a shape.
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Isosceles Triangle
Front
A triangle with two sides of the same length.
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Acute Angle
Front
An angle whose measure is between 0° and 90°.
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Angle
Front
A figure that is formed by two rays with
the same endpoint.
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Plane
Front
An endless flat surface.
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Cone
Front
A three dimensional shape with a circular base and a vertex opposite the base.1 face, 0 edges, 0 vertices
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Rotation
Front
"Rotation" means turning around a center: The distance from the center to any point on the shape stays the same.
Every point makes a circle around the center.
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Net
Front
A flat pattern that can be folded to make
a three-dimensional figure.
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Three-Dimensional Figure
Front
A solid figure, it has length, width, and
height.
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Sides (Of An Angle)
Front
The two rays that form the angle.
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Sides Of A Polygon
Front
The line segments that form a polygon.
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Dodecagon
Front
A 12 sided polygon.
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Transformations
Front
After any of those transformations (turn, flip or slide), the shape still has the same size, area, angles and line lengths.
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Symmetric
Front
A figure is symmetric if it can be folded into two congruent halves that fit on top of each other.
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Composite Shape
Front
A figure made up to two or more shapes.
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Decagon
Front
A 10 sided polygon.
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Line Of Symmetry
Front
The fold line in a symmetric figure.
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Height Of A Solid
Front
In a prism or cylinder, the perpendicular distance between the bases of the figure. In a cone or pyramid, the measure of a line segment from the vertex of the figure perpendicular to the base of the figure.
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Base (Of A Polygon)
Front
The side of a polygon to which the height is perpendicular.
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Nonagon
Front
A 9 sided polygon.
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Height Of A Polygon
Front
The length of a segment from one vertex of a polygon perpendicular to the base.
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Hendecagon (undecagon)
Front
An 11 sided polygon.
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Heptagon
Front
A 7 sided polygon.
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Reflection
Front
Every point is the same distance from the central line ! ... and ... The reflection has the same size as the original image. The central line is called the Mirror Line ...
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Circle
Front
A closed plane figure made up of all the points that are the same distance from a given point.
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Translation
Front
In Geometry, "Translation" simply means Moving ...... without rotating, re-sizing or anything else, just moving.To Translate a shape:Every point of the shape must move: the same distance
in the same direction.
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Base (Of A Solid)
Front
The face of a solid that is used to name the solid.