GEOMETRIC PHOTO BOOK

Name: Latisha TaylorDate: April-10-2013

Class Period:7th

CIRCLE The locus of all points that are a fixed

distance from a given point.

HEXAGON A polygon with six sides.

ISOSCELES TRIANGLE A triangle with two sides that are the

same length.

KITE A quadrilateral with two pairs of

adjacent sides that are congruent.

LINE The geometric figure formed by two

points.

OCTAGON A polygon with eight sides.

PENTAGON A polygon with five sides

PERPENDICULAR At a 90 degree angle

PARALLEL PLANES Two distinct planes that do not intersect.

PYRAMID A polyhedron with a polygonal base and

lateral faces that taper to an apex.

RAY A part of a line starting at a particular

point and extending infinitely in one direction.

RECTANGLE A box shape on a plane.

ACUTE ANGLE An angle that has measure less than

90°.

REFLECTION A transformation in which a geometric

figure is reflected across a line, creating a mirror image.

SQUARE A rectangle with all four sides of equal

length.

RHOMBUS A parallelogram with four congruent

sides.

HEPTAGON A polygon with seven sides.

TRIANGLE A polygon with three sides.

RIGHT TRIANGLE A triangle that has a right 90 degree

interior.

TRAPEZOID A quadrilateral which has a pair of

opposite sides which are parallel. The parallel sides are called the bases, and the other two sides are called the legs.