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point
point

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An exact position, often

marked by a dot.

line

line
A set of points that forms
an endless straight path in
opposite directions.

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line segment
line segment

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A part of a line with two

endpoints.

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intersecting lines
Lines that cross at
one point.

intersecting lines

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parallel lines

parallel lines
Lines that never cross.

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ray
ray

A part of a line with only

one endpoint.

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angle
Two rays with the same
endpoint; that endpoint is
the vertex of the angle.

angle

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of an angle
vertex of an angle

The endpoint of two rays

that form an angle.

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right angle
An angle that makes a
square corner.

right angle

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perpendicular
Two lines, line segments,
or rays that make a
right angle.

perpendicular

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acute angle

acute angle
An angle that is open less
than a right angle.

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obtuse angle
obtuse angle

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An angle that is open more

than a right angle.

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polygon
polygon

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A closed figure made up

of line segments.

side

side
A line segment that forms
part of a polygon.

vertex of a polygon
vertex of a polygon

The point where two sides

of a polygon meet.
Vertex

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diagonal
A line segment that
connects two vertices
of a polygon that are not
next to each other.

diagonal
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triangle
triangle

A polygon with
three sides.

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quadrilateral
quadrilateral

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A polygon with four sides.

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pentagon
A polygon with five sides.

pentagon

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hexagon
A polygon with six sides.

hexagon

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octagon
A polygon with
eight sides.

octagon

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decagon
A polygon with
ten sides.

decagon

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equilateral triangle
equilateral triangle

A triangle having
three sides of the
same length.

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isosceles
triangle

isosceles triangle

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A triangle with at least

two sides having the
same length.

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scalene triangle
A triangle in which no
sides have the same
length.

scalene triangle

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right triangle
right triangle

A triangle in which one

angle is a right angle.

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acute triangle
acute triangle

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A triangle in which all three

angles are acute angles.

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obtuse triangle
A triangle in which
one angle is an
obtuse angle.

obtuse triangle

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trapezoid
trapezoid

A quadrilateral with exactly

one pair of parallel sides.

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parallelogram
parallelogram

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A quadrilateral with
two pairs of parallel sides.

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rectangle
A special parallelogram
with four right angles.

rectangle

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rhombus
rhombus

A special parallelogram
in which all sides are the
same length.

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square

A special parallelogram
with four right angles and
all sides the same length.

square

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