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Geometry Basics Vocabulary

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  • unit of measurement for an angle
    degree
  • angle less that 90 degrees
    acute angle
  • angles that add to 180 degrees
    supplementary
  • meaning same size and shape
    congruent
  • adjacent angles that make a straight line
    linear pair
  • an angle equal to 90 degrees
    straight angle
  • represented by a dot and letter
    point
  • an angle more that 90 degrees
    obtuse angle
  • infinite points connected to make a flat surface
    plane
  • part of a line that has one end point and goes infinitely in the other direction
    ray
  • two rays with a shared endpoint called a vertex
    angle
  • angles that add to 90 degrees
    complementary angles
  • a ray that splits an angle in two equal pieces
    angle bisector
  • points on the same line
    collinear points
  • points not on the same line
    non-collinear points
  • an angle equal to 90 degrees
    right angle
  • section of a line with two end points
    line segment
  • angles that have a shared ray
    adjacent
  • a line/ray/line segment that splits a line segment in two equal pieces
    segment bisector
  • connected set of infinite points extending forever
    line