Circle Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for a line that touches a circle at exactly one point?

Back

Tangent Line

Front

What do you call a segment that intersects a circle at two points?

Back

Secant

Front

What is a piece of the circumference of a circle called?

Back

Arc

Front

What is the distance around a circle known as?

Back

Circumference

Front

What is the term for a segment that goes from one edge of the circle to the other, passing through the center?

Back

Diameter

Front

What is the distance from the center of a circle to any point on its circumference called?

Back

Radius

Front

What do you call a chord that passes through the center of the circle?

Back

Diameter

Front

What is the term for the longest arc between two points on a circle?

Back

Major Arc

Front

What is the term for the shortest arc between two points on a circle?

Back

Minor Arc

Front

What is the term for a line segment that connects two points on a circle?

Back

Chord