Geometric Terms Flashcards
Acute
Angle less than 90°
Equilateral
Having all sides of the same length
Congruent
Identical in form
Isosceles
A triangle with two sides of the same length
Obtuse
An angle between 90° and 180°
Parallelogram
A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and equal
Perpendicular
Intersecting lines that form a 90° angle
Polygon
A closed plane figure with straight lines
Quadrilateral
A 4 sided polygon
Ray
A straight line extending from a point
Rhombus
A parallelogram with 4 equal sides
Scalene
Having three sides of different lengths
Collinear
Existing on the same line
Equiangular
All angles are congruent
Adjacent
Sharing a side or vertex
Bisector
A ray splitting something into two congruent parts
Vertex
A point where two lines intersect
Coplanar
Existing on the same plane
Vertical angles
Angles formed from an intersecting line
Supplementary angles
Two angles whose sum is 180°
Complementary angles
Two angles whose sum is 90°