Math Glossary
Chord - A straight line with both endpoints on a circle.
Circle - A plane figure in which all the points are the same distance from a point called the center.
Circumference - The distance around a circle.
Congruent Figures - Figures that have the same size and shape
Diagonal - A segment, other than a side, connecting two vertices of a polygon.
Diameter - A segment containing two points of a circle and the center.
Equilateral Triangle - A triangle with all 3 sides the same length and all angles the same measure.
Hexagon - A polygon with six sides.
Isosceles Triangle - A triangle with at least 2 sides the same length and at least 2 angles the same measure.
Line of Symmetry - A line on which a figure can be folded so that the two parts fit exactly.
Obtuse Angle - An angle with a measure greater than 90° and less than 180°.
Parallel Lines - Two lines that lie in the same plane and do not intersect.
Parallelogram - A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
Pentagon - A polygon with 5 sides.
Perpendicular Lines - Two lines that intersect at right angles.
Polygon - A closed figure formed by line segments.
Quadrilateral - A polygon with four sides.
Radius-(plural, radii) - A line segment from the center of a circle to a point on the circle.
Rectangle - Quadrilateral with four right angles.
Rhombus - A quadrilateral with all sides the same length.
Right Angle - An angle that has a measure of 90°.
Scalene Triangle - A triangle with no sides the same length and no angles the same measure.
Symmetric Figure - A plain figure that can be folded in half so that the two halves match.
Trapezoid - A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides.
Vertex - (plural, vertices)- The point that the two rays
of an angle have in common.
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Created by the North Rose Elementary ThinkQuest Junior Team