geometry vocab

point

the geometric figure formed at the intersection of two distinct lines

line

the geometric formed by two points. the straight path connecting two points and extending beyond the points in both directions

plane

a flat surface extending in all directions, any three collinear points lie on one and only one plane

ray

a part of a line starting at a particular point and extending infinitely in one direction

line segment

all points between two given points

midpoint

the point halfway between two given points

collinear

lying on the same line

coplanar

lying in the same plane

bisector

a line segment, line, or plane that divides a geometric figure into two congruent halves

perpendicular

at a 90-degree angle. have slopes that are negative reciprocals

parallel

two distinct coplanar lines that do not intersect, have the same slope

angle

two rays sharing a common endpoint.

vertex

a corner point of a geometric figure

adjacent angle

two angles in a plane which share a common vertex and a common side but do not overlap

vertical angles

angles opposite of one another at the intersection of two lines. congruent

linear pair

a pair of adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines

complementary

two acute angles that add up to 90- degrees

supplementary

two angles that add up to 180-degrees

postulate

a statement that is accepted as true without proof

theorem

assertion that can be proved true using the rules of logic

acute angle

an angle that has a measure of less than 90- degrees

obtuse angle

an angle that has a measure of more than 90- degrees and less than 180-degrees

right angle

a 90-degree angle

straight angle

a 180- degree angle