Unit 18 - Number Words Flashcards
Octave
Interval in music
Eighth degree tone from a given note
Eg. Somewhereeee there is an octave, perfect octave
Centurion
Commander of 100 men
Roman Army
Eg. The centurion lead the men with pride
Decibel
1 tenth of a bel
Measure of sound
Eg. She spoke 8 decibels loud
Monogamy
Marriage to only one person
Eg. She believed in monogamy
Quadrilateral
Geometric shape with 4 sides
Eg. Ms Syros told us that a quadrilateral always had 360° inside of it
Quinary
Relating to the number 5
Eg. Mrs Hibberd loved secondary to even quinary colours
Uniform
Texture, colour or design to be the same
Unvaried
Remaining the same
Eg. The stone blocks were a uniform size
Duplex
Residential building divided into two apartments/residences
Eg. The duplex was small in comparison to the hotel room
Bisect
To cut/divide into 2 parts
Eg. The kids found out how to bisect a frog
Trichotomy
System based on 3 parts
Eg. People believe that Belinda is a trichotomy. Being made up of terror, cat noises and anger
Pentagon
Geometric figure/shape with 5 sides
Eg. The pentagon was a bright red
Hectare
An area equal to 100 ares
Eg. Hayley’s backyard was 2 hectares big