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Geometry Terms
Mrs. Manning- Yalesville
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Mathematics
5th Grade
02/15/2012

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Point
Definition
a single exact location often shown by a dot
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Line
Definition
a straight path that is endless in both directions
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line segment
Definition
a straight path from one point to another point
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ray
Definition
a part of a line that starts at one end point and continues forever in one direction
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array
Definition
arrangement of things in order
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intersect
Definition
lines that meet at a point
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intersection
Definition
the point where 2 lines meet
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parallel lines
Definition
lines that stay the same distance apart forever and ever
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perpendicular Lines
Definition
two lines that intersect at right angles -90 angles-(makes square corner)
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horizontial line
Definition
a line going left to right or side to side
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vertical line
Definition
a line going up and down
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oblique line(Skew)
Definition
a slanted or diagonal line
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grid
Definition
a system of horizontal and vertical lines used to locate co-ordinates
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quadrant
Definition
a system for dividing a grid into 4 parts
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Horizontal axis
Definition
the left to right number line on a graph
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X-axis
Definition
horizontal axis on a grid
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vertical axis
Definition
the up and down number line on a grid
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Y-axis
Definition
vertical axis on a grid
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Origin
Definition
where the x-axis meets the y-axis
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co-ordinates
Definition
numbered pair used in graphing to locate a point
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(7, 4) (x,y)
Definition
an example of co-ordinates
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(0,0)
Definition
co-ordinates for the origin
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simple closed curve
Definition
any path that starts at a point and comes back to the same point without intersecting itself
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circle
Definition
a closed curve in which all the points are the same distance
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circumference
Definition
the distance around the outside of a circle
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arc
Definition
part of the outside of a circle
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chord
Definition
line segment having it?s endpoints on the circle
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diameter
Definition
a line segment that passes thru the center of a circle and has it?s endpoints on the circle
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radius
Definition
a line segment with one endpoint on the circle and the other in the center of the circle
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radii
Definition
plural of radius
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compass
Definition
an instrument used to measure circles
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concentric circles
Definition
circles with the same center but different radii(bullseye)
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tangent
Definition
line that touches one point on the circumference of a circle
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semi-circle
Definition
half a circle(180*)
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congruent
Definition
figures that are the exactly the same shape and size
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similar
Definition
figures that are the same shape but different size
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symmetric figure-
Definition
figure that if folded in half both sides will match
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line of symmetry
Definition
line that divides a symmetric figure in half (often a dotted line)
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asymmetrical figure
Definition
figure that if folded in half the halves will not match up-no line of symmetry
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angle
Definition
two rays that start from the same point
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vertex
Definition
the point where two rays of an angle meet
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vertices
Definition
plural of vertex
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acute angle
Definition
an angle less than 90
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right angle
Definition
an angle with exactly 90 [a perpendicular angle]
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle more that 90 but less than 180(91 to 170)
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straight angle
Definition
an angle with exactly 180[straight line]
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degree
Definition
unit of measure for angles
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protractor
Definition
instrument for measuring angles
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