Math Vocab

midpoint

the point that divides a segment into two congruent segments

degree

a unit of angle measure

segment bisector

a line, ray, or segment that divides a segment into two congruent segments

measure

the use of units to find size or quantity

bisect

to divide into congruent parts

angle

a figure formed by two rays with a common endpoint

secant

a line that intersects a circle at two points

interior of a circle

the set of all points inside a circle

chord

a segment whose endpoints lie on a circle

tangent of a circle

a line that is in the same plane as a circle and intersects the circle at one point

common tangent

a line that is a tangent to two circles

exterior of a circle

all points outside a circle

centroid of a triangle

the point of concurrency of the three medians of a triangle

midsegment of a triangle

a segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of the triangle

altitude of a triangle

a perpendicular segment from a vertex to the line containing (something)

median of a triangle

a segment whose endpoints are a vertex of the triangle and the midpoint of the triangle

point of tangency

the point of intersection of a circle or sphere with a tangent line

equidistant

the same distance from two or more objects