Maths

trapezium

A quadrilateral (4-sided shape) with one pair of parallel sides

quadrilaterals

4 sided polygon

parallelogram

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides

rhombus

A parallelogram with four equal sides

rectangle

A parallelogram with four right angles

square

4 equal sides. 90 degree angles.

isosceles

A triangle that has 2 equal sides.

equilateral

A triangle that has all three sides the same length.

scalene

A triangle with no equal sides

triangle

a three-sided polygon

right angled triangle

A triangle with a right angle

protractor

A tool used to measure angles

radius

A straight line from the center to the circumference of a circle or sphere.

diameter

A straight line passing from side to side through the center of a circle or sphere.

circumference

The distance around a circle

arc

the shape of part of a circle

sector

The part of a circle that looks like a piece of pie. A sector is bounded by 2 radii and an arc of the circle.

parallel

If two or more lines, streets, etc. are parallel, the distance between them is the same all along their length

perpendicular

At an angle of 90? to a given line, plane, or surface.

vertical

standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90� to a horizontal surface or line

horizontal

Going straight across from side to side

acute angle

An angle less than 90 degrees

right angle

90 degree angle

obtuse angle

An angle between 90 and 180 degrees

straight angle

An angle of 180 degrees

reflex angle

Between 180 and 360 degrees

pentagon

5 sided polygon

hexagon

6 sided polygon

heptagon

A polygon with 7 sides.

octagon

8 sided polygon

nonagon

A polygon with 9 sides

decagon

10 sided polygon

hendecagon

11 sided polygon

dodecagon

12 sided polygon