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Geometry Vocabulary
Unit 6
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Mathematics
3rd Grade
02/20/2013

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Term
triangle
Definition
A polygon that has 3 sides and 3 angles.
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trapezoid
Definition
A 4-sided polygon that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
Term
vertex (vertices)
Definition
A point where the sides of an angle, the sides of a polygon, or any corner of a solid.
Term
side
Definition

(1)  One of the rays or segments that make up an angle.

(2)  One of the line segments of a polygon.

(3)  One of the faces of a solid figure.

Term
quadrangle
Definition
A polygon that has four angles.
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rhombus
Definition
A parallelogram with all four sides the same length.
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kite
Definition
A 4-sided polygon with two pairs of equal sides.  The equal sides are next to each other.  The four sides cannot all have the same length.
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angle
Definition
A figure that is formed by two rays or two line segments that have the same endpoint.
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rectangle
Definition
A parallelogram whose corners are all right angles.
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square
Definition
A rectangle whose sides are all the same length.
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Parallel sides
Definition
Always the same distance apart, and never meeting or crossing each other, no matter how far extended.
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right triangle
Definition
A triangle that has one 90 degree angle.
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equilateral triangle
Definition
A triangle with all three sides equal in length.
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regular polygon
Definition
A polygon whose sides all have the same length and whose angles (inside the polygon) all have the same size.
Term
polygons
Definition
A closed figure on a flat surface that is made up of line segments joined end to end.  The line segments make one closed path and may not cross.
Term
geometry
Definition
The study of shapes.
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