definitions Flashcards
point
that which has no part
line
length without breadth
collinear
a set of points that lie on the same line
intersection
two or more figures intersect if at least one point is on them all
segment
two points on a line and all the points that lie between them
ray
a point on a line and all points on one given side
midpoint
the point in a line’s interior that divides it into a pair of equal sub-segments
angle
a pair of ray that share an endpoint in common
angle side
one of the rays in an angle
angle vertex
the point of intersection of an angle’s two sides
degree
1/360th of a complete rotation of a ray around it’s endpoint
angle measure
the number of degrees through which one side must rotate to coincide with the
other.
angle bisector
a ray from an angle’s vertex through its interior that divides it into a pair of equal sub-angles.
right angle
an angle that measures 90 degrees