acute angle | An angle measuring less than 90º. |
acute triangle | A triangle with three angles that each measure between 0º and 90º. |
angle | A figure formed by the joining of two rays with a common endpoint. |
area | The amount of space inside a two-dimensional shape, measured in square units. |
circumference | The distance around a circle, calculated by the formula C = d. |
complementary angles | Two angles whose measurements add up to 90º. |
cone | A solid figure with a single circular base and a round, smooth face that diminishes to a single point. |
congruent | Having the same size and shape. |
corresponding angles | Angles of separate figures that are in the same position within each figure. |
corresponding sides | Sides of separate figures that are opposite corresponding angles. |
cube | A six-sided polyhedron that has congruent squares as faces. |
cylinder | A solid figure with a pair of circular, parallel bases and a round, smooth face between them. |
diameter | The length across a circle, passing through the center of the circle. A diameter is equal to the length of two radii. |
equilateral triangle | A triangle with 3 equal sides. Equilateral triangles also have three angles that measure the same. |
face | The flat surface of a solid figure. |
hypotenuse | The side opposite the right angle in any right triangle. The hypotenuse is the longest side of any right triangle. |
isosceles trapezoid | A trapezoid with one pair of parallel sides and another pair of opposite sides that are congruent. |
isosceles triangle | A triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles. |
leg | In a right triangle, one of the two sides creating a right angle. |
line | A line is a one-dimensional figure, which extends without end in two directions. |
line segment | A finite section of a line between any two points that lie on the line. |
obtuse angle | An angle measuring more than 90º and less than 180º. |
obtuse triangle | A triangle with one angle that measures between 90º and 180º. |
parallel lines | Two or more lines that lie in the same plane but which never intersect. |
parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. |
perimeter | The distance around a two-dimensional shape. |
perpendicular lines | Two lines that lie in the same plane and intersect at a 90º angle. |
pi | The ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi is denoted by the Greek letter . It is often approximated as 3.14 or. |
plane | In geometry, a two-dimensional surface that continues infinitely. Any three individual points that don't lie on the same line will lie on exactly one plane. |
point | A zero-dimensional object that defines a specific location on a plane. It is represented by a small dot. |
polygon | A closed plane figure with three or more straight sides. |
polyhedron | A solid whose faces are polygons. |
pyramid | A polyhedron with a polygonal base and a collection of triangular faces that meet at a point. |
Pythagoras | A Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived in the 6th Century B.C. |
Pythagorean Theorem | The formula that relates the lengths of the sides of any right triangle: , where c is the hypotenuse, and a and b are the legs of the right triangle. |
quadrilateral | A four-sided polygon. |
radius | The distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle. |
ray | A half-line that begins at one point and goes on forever in one direction. |
rectangle | A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles. |
rectangular prism | A polyhedron that has three pairs of congruent, rectangular, parallel faces. |
rhombus | A quadrilateral with four congruent sides. |
right angle | An angle measuring exactly 90º. |
right triangle | A triangle containing a right angle. |
scalene triangle | A triangle in which all three sides are a different length. |
similar | Having the same shape but not necessarily the same size. |
sphere | A solid, round figure where every point on the surface is the same distance from the center. |
square | A quadrilateral whose sides are all congruent and which has four right angles. |
straight angle | An angle measuring exactly 180º. |
supplementary angles | Two angles whose measurements add up to 180º. |
trapezoid | A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. |
triangle | A polygon with three sides. |
vertex | A turning point in a graph. Also the endpoint of the two rays that form an angle. |
volume | A measurement of how much it takes to fill up a three-dimensional figure. Volume is measured in cubic units. |