Transformation Vocabulary Flashcards

Reflection

Basic Rigid Motion in which the figure is the mirror image of the
other. The line that an image is reflected over is called the
reflection line.

Rotation

Basic Rigid Motion in which a plane figure turns around a fixed
center point. This point is called the center of rotation.

Translation

Basic Rigid Motion in which a plane figure moves a certain distance.

Basic Rigid Motion

A transformation of the plane that preserves distance and angles.
Such transformations include translations, reflections and rotations.

Prime Notation

Symbol used to note a change in a point.

Transformation

A general term for four specific ways to manipulate the shape of a
point, a line, or shape. The original shape of the object is called
the pre-image and the final shape and position of the object
is the image.

Pre-Image

The original shape of an object before a transformation is preformed.

Image

The final shape and position of an object after a transformation.

Dialation

Transformation in which an object increases or decreases in size
proportionally by a given scale factor.

Similar

Same shape, different size. Corresponding sides are in proportion and
corresponding angles are congruent.

Congruent

Same shape and same size.