Angle Vocabulary Flashcards
lines that will never cross and are the same distance apart and may go on forever
parallel
part of a circle that represents an angle between two intersecting lines
arc
lines that form it are perpendicular and the angle measures 90 degrees
right angles
lines that form square corners when they intersect
perpendicular
when lines intersect they form angles and angles are the spaces or shapes that are formed between the intersecting lines
angles
Angles that are less than a right angle
acute
when lines cross they cross at a point called an intersection
intersection
Angles greater than a right angle
obtuse
two rays pointing in the opposite direction
straight angle
two angles that form a right angle
complimentary angle
two angles combine to form a straight angle
suplementrary angle
the point where two rays meet
vertex
having the same measure
congruent
a measurement used to measure angles
degrees
protractor
measure angles