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Geometry Vocab

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  • What is an angle that is LARGER than 90°?
    obtuse
  • What is any figure with 4 sides called?
    quadrilateral
  • An angle that forms a corner
    right angle
  • What is a 5 sided figure called?
    pentagon
  • Two figures whose sides are the same length and angles are the same measure are called...
    congruent
  • The space between two lines that intersect, measured in degrees
    angle
  • A polygon with 4 sides. Opposite sides are the same length and 4 90° angles
    rectangle
  • If all the sides of a polygon are the same length and all the angles are the same measure it is called a...
    regular polygon
  • What is a 9 sided figure called?
    nonagon
  • If all the sides of a polygon are NOT the same length and the angles are DIFFERENT measures, it is called an...
    irregular polygon
  • How many degrees does a right angle have?
    90°
  • How many degrees does a straight angle have?
    180°
  • What are all shapes with at LEAST 3 straight sides and 3 angles called?
    polygons
  • What is a 6 sided figure called?
    hexagon
  • A polygon with 3 sides
    triangle
  • The point where two sides meet is called
    vertex or vertices
  • A polygon with 4 equal sides and 4 90° angles
    square
  • What is an angle that is SMALLER than 90°?
    acute
  • What is an 8 sided figure called?
    octagon
  • What is a 10 sided figure called?
    decagon
  • What is a 7 sided figure called?
    heptagon