Ch.5 Vocab Mechanical Drawing

Front

The study of size and shape

Back

Geometry

Front

An illustration made of lines and points in proper relation.

Back

Geometric Construction

Front

Point where two angle arms meet

Back

vertex

Front

Divide into two equal parts

Back

bisect

Front

At a 90° angle

Back

perdendicular

Front

Two or more lines that are always the same distance apart

Back

parallel

Front

A two-dimensional, multi-sided closed figure

Back

polygon

Front

Polygon fully enclosed by a circle tangent to all sides

Back

inscribe

Front

Create a polygon that encloses a circle tangent to all sides.

Back

circumscribe

Front

Polygon with equal sides, symmetrically centered.

Back

Regular polygon