TRANSFORMATIONS VOCABULARY
VERTEX A point where two or more straight lines meet. A corner
REFLECTION An image or shape as it would be seen in a mirror.
ROTATION Circular movement around a fixed point
ISOMETRY An isometry is a transformation in which the original figure and its image are congruent
ORIENTATION The physical position of an object
PRE-IMAGE The original shape of a figure BEFORE it has been transformed; an original figure
CLOCKWISE Moving in the direction of the hands on a clock
DILATION To re-size a figure; make larger or smaller
SIMILAR When the only difference between 2 figures is size; shape and angle measure are the same
CONGRUENT When two figures have the same shape and SIZE
IMAGE The resultant shape of a figure after it has been transformed; the copy of a figure
CONGRUENT SIDES Sides that are the same length
COUNTER CLOCKWISE Going in the direction opposite of the hands of a clock; to the left
TRANSFORMATION Changing a shape using a • Turn • Flip • Slide, or • Resize
RIGID TRANSFORMATION A change in location of a figure without changing its shape or SIZE
TRANSLATION Sliding a shape without rotating or flipping it
LINE OF REFLECTION An imaginary line which lies directly in the middle between a figure and its image
CONGRUENT ANGLES Angles with the same measure
CENTER OF DILATION The point from which a figure is dilated
POINT OF ROTATION The point about which a figure is rotated
SCALE FACTOR A number which multiplies a quantity; the amount by which a figure increase or decrease in size
ANGLE OF ROTATION The measurement of the amount by which a figure is rotated
A PRIME (A’) A name given to a shape signifying that it is the result of a transformation