Geometry Vocabulary

Front

characteristics used to describe something

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attribute

Front

an illustration, diagram, or representation

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figure

Front

A closed figure with at least three straight sides.

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polygon

Front

a four-sided figure

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quadrilateral

Front

A two-dimensional figure with four equal sides and four angles.

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square

Front

A four-sided figure with four right angles in which opposite sides are equal lengths and parallel.

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rectangle

Front

a two-dimensional figure with three sides

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triangle

Front

A two-dimensional figure with six sides and six vertices.

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hexagon

Front

A two-dimensional figure that has four sides with one set of opposite sides being parallel

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trapezoid

Front

A four-sided figure with four equal sides and opposite angles that are equal

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rhombus