Area and Perimeter Vocabulary Words

The amount of space inside the boundary of a two-dimensional shape.

• Area

• Perimeter

• Compound Figures

• Formula

The distance around the outside a two-dimensional shape.

• Area

• Length

• Perimeter

• Width

a square-shaped figure used to measure area.

• Area

• Perimeter

• Square Unit

• Distance

how long something is from end to end.

• Width

• Length

• Height

• Distance

how wide something is from end to end.

• Height

• Distance

• Length

• Width

The amount of space between two things.

• Height

• Distance

• Formula

• Unit Square

The vertical distance from the top to the base of the shape being measured.

• Height

• Base

• Distance

• Width

the bottom of a shape.

• Width

• Height

• Base

• Top

A shape made up of two or more basic shapes such as triangles, squares or rectangles.

• Triangle

• Compound Figure

• Rectangle

• Square

A fact or rule written with mathematical symbols. It usually connects two or more quantities with an equal sign.

• Formula

• Compound Figure

• Distance

• Unit Square