Geometry Vocabulary

a line that joins 2 vertices

• angle

• side

• vertex

the space between 2 intersecting lines

• angle

• side

• vertex

a 3-sided polygon

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

• triangle

a 5-sided polygon

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

• triangle

a 6-sided polygon

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

• triangle

an 8-sided polygon

• pentagon

• hexagon

• octagon

• triangle

2 lines the same distance from each other that will never touch or cross

• regular

• parallel

• right angle

an angle that measures 90*

• regular

• parallel

• right angle

a shape with all equal sides and all equal angles

• regular

• parallel

• right angle

the traits or characteristics of a shape

• polygon

• attributes

• trapezoid