Geometry Vocabulary

Front

What is a measurable part of a line consisting of two endpoints?

Back

Segment

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What symbol represents perpendicular lines?

Back

⊥

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What word matches the symbol for a line?

Back

Line

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a ray in geometry?

Back

A part of a line that starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What vocabulary word describes a figure drawn within another figure so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect?

Back

Inscribed

Front

What is the definition of a point in geometry?

Back

A location in space with no size or dimension.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is the difference between a line and a line segment?

Back

A line extends infinitely in both directions, while a line segment has two endpoints.

Tags

CCSS.4.G.A.1

Front

What is a congruent figure?

Back

Figures that have the same shape and size.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What does it mean to bisect an angle?

Back

To divide an angle into two equal parts.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Front

What is the definition of an angle?

Back

A figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint called the vertex.