GEOMETRY UNIT 1 VOCABULARY
CONGRUENT SAME SIZE, SAME SHAPE
SIMILAR SAME SHAPE, DIFFERENT SIZE
LINE SYMMETRY A LINE THROUGH A FIGURE THAT MAKES EACH SIDE A MIRROR IMAGE OF THE OTHER SIDE
ROTATIONAL SYMMETRY A FIGURE CAN BE TURNED 180 DEGREES OR LESS AND STILL LOOKS THE SAME
MIDPOINT A POINT ON THE MIDDLE OF A LINE SEGMENT (IT’S AN AVERAGE OF THE TWO ENDPOINTS )
SLOPE RISE OVER RUN (SUBTRACT THE Y’S, THEN SUBTRACT THE X’S)
PARALLEL LINES THAT NEVER INTERSECT AND HAVE THE SAME SLOPE
PERPENDICULAR LINES THAT INTERSECT TO FORM RIGHT ANGLES; THEIR SLOPES ARE NEGATIVE RECIPROCALS
POINT JUST A DOT; NAMED WITH A SINGLE CAPITAL LETTER
LINE MADE UP OF MANY POINTS; GOES ON FOREVER
PLANE A FLAT SURFACE; HAS LENGTH AND WIDTH
LINE SEGMENT A PART OF A LINE, WITH 2 ENDPOINTS
PERIMETER THE SUM OF THE LENGTHS OF ALL THE SIDES OF A FIGURE
AREA DIVIDING A LINE SEGMENT, ANGLE OR FIGURE INTO 2 CONGRUENT PARTS
BISECTING DIVIDING A LINE SEGMENT, ANGLE OR FIGURE INTO 2 CONGRUENT PARTS