Geometry Vocabulary

Quadrilateral

Polygon with four sides

Pentagon

Polygon with five sides

Hexagon

Polygon with six sides

Heptagon

Polygon with seven sides

Octagon

Polygon with eight sides

Nonagon

Polygon with nine sides

Decagon

Polygon with ten sides

Parallelogram

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

Rectangle

A quadrilateral with four 90 degrees angles.

Square

A quadrilateral with four 90 degrees angles and four equal sides.

Rhombus

A quadrilateral with four equal sides.

Trapezoid

A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides

Kite

A quadrilateral with two pairs of equal sides
the pairs have different lengths the sides with equal lengths are next to each other.

Concave Polygons

Polygons have at least one point going in.

Convex Polygons

Polygons have all points going out

Lines

have no end points - they extend forever in two directions.

Rays

have one end point - they extend forever in one direction.

Segments

have two end points - they have ends in two directions.

Angle Bisector

divides an angle equally in half

Perpendicular Bisector

divides a straight angle equally in half to make two right angles

Planes

have no edges - they extend forever in two directions.

Scalene triangle

No equal sides

Isosceles triangle

Two equal sides

Equilateral triangle

Three equal sides

Acute triangle

All angles less than 90

Right triangle

One angle equals 90

Obtuse triangle

One angle more than 90

Transversal

a line that cuts two or more parallel lines

Corresponding Angles

Are in matching positions compared to the parallel lines and the transversal.

Alternate Interior Angles

Are between the parallel lines and diagonally opposite.

Alternate Exterior Angles

Are outside the parallel lines and diagonally opposite.

Vertical Angles

Are opposite each other on a pair of crossed lines

Same side interior angles

Are between the parallel lines and on the same side of the transversal.

Same side exterior Angles

Are outside the parallel lines and on the same side of the transversal.

Supplementary Angles

Have a sum of 180

Complementary Angles

Have a sum of 90.

The sum of angles in a polygon

(number of sides - 2) x 180

interior angle

((number of sides - 2) x180) / number of sides