Circles Definitions

radius

A line segment with one endpoint at the center of a circle and the other endpoint on the circle

chord

line segment whose endpoints are any two points on a circle

circle

The set of all points in a plane that are the same distance from a given point called the center

diameter

a chord that contains the center of the circle

secant

a line that contains a chord

tangent

a line in the plane of a circle that intersects the circle in exactly one point

congruent circles

circles with congruent radii

concentric circles

circles that lie in the same plane and have the same center

inscribed polygon

A polygon whose vertices all lie on a circle.

circumscribed circle

The circle around a polygon where every vertex of the polygon lies on the circle