acute angle

An angle measuring less than 90º.

acute triangle

A triangle with three angles that each measure between 0º and 90º.

angleA figure formed by the joining of two rays with a common endpoint.
areaThe 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.

coneA solid figure with a single circular base and a round, smooth face that diminishes to a single point.
congruentHaving the same size and shape.
corresponding anglesAngles of separate figures that are in the same position within each figure.
corresponding sidesSides of separate figures that are opposite corresponding angles.
cubeA six-sided polyhedron that has congruent squares as faces.
cylinderA solid figure with a pair of circular, parallel bases and a round, smooth face between them.
diameterThe length across a circle, passing through the center of the circle. A diameter is equal to the length of two radii.
equilateral triangleA triangle with 3 equal sides. Equilateral triangles also have three angles that measure the same.
faceThe flat surface of a solid figure.
hypotenuseThe side opposite the right angle in any right triangle. The hypotenuse is the longest side of any right triangle.
isosceles trapezoidA trapezoid with one pair of parallel sides and another pair of opposite sides that are congruent.
isosceles triangleA triangle with 2 equal sides and 2 equal angles.
legIn a right triangle, one of the two sides creating a right angle.
lineA line is a one-dimensional figure, which extends without end in two directions.
line segmentA 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 linesTwo or more lines that lie in the same plane but which never intersect.
parallelogramA quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
perimeterThe 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.

planeIn 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.
pointA zero-dimensional object that defines a specific location on a plane. It is represented by a small dot.
polygonA closed plane figure with three or more straight sides.
polyhedronA solid whose faces are polygons.
pyramidA polyhedron with a polygonal base and a collection of triangular faces that meet at a point.
PythagorasA 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.

quadrilateralA four-sided polygon.
radiusThe distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle.
rayA half-line that begins at one point and goes on forever in one direction.
rectangleA quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles.
rectangular prismA polyhedron that has three pairs of congruent, rectangular, parallel faces.
rhombusA quadrilateral with four congruent sides.
right angle

An angle measuring exactly 90º.

right triangleA triangle containing a right angle.
scalene triangleA triangle in which all three sides are a different length.
similarHaving the same shape but not necessarily the same size.
sphereA solid, round figure where every point on the surface is the same distance from the center.
squareA 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.

trapezoidA quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides.
triangleA polygon with three sides.
vertexA turning point in a graph. Also the endpoint of the two rays that form an angle.
volumeA measurement of how much it takes to fill up a three-dimensional figure. Volume is measured in cubic units.