more geometry terms

solid figure

a geometric figure with length, width, and height

cube

a three-dimensional shape with six square sides

rectangular prism

A solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles.

sphere

A solid figure with no faces, edges, or vertices.

cylinder

a solid figure with 2 circular bases

pyramid

A solid figure with 5 faces: 1 square and 4 triangles.

cone

a solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex

face

the flat surface of a solid figure

edge

where two faces of a solid figure meet

vertex

the point on a solid figure where two or more edges meet

point

a specific location in space

line

set of points continuing endlessly in two directions

parallel lines

lines that never cross and stay the same distance apart

intersecting lines

lines that cross at one point

perpendicular lines

two lines that intersect to form a right angle

line segment

part of a line that has a beginning and end

ray

a line that begins at one point and continues endlessly in one direction

right angle

an angle that makes a square corner (90 degrees)

acute angle

an angle that is smaller than a right angle (less than 90 degrees)

obtuse angle

an angle that is larger than a right angle (more than 90 degrees)

polygon

a closed figure made up of line segments

side

each line segment of a polygon

quadrilateral

A polygon with 4 sides

parallelogram

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides

trapezoid

A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

rectangle

a parallelogram with four right angles

square

a parallelogram with four right angles and 4 equal sides (a square is a special rectangle)

equilateral triangle

a triangle with three congruent sides

scalene triangle

a triangle with no congruent sides

isosceles triangle

a triangle with two congruent sides