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To save you having to refer to a dictionary, we’ve listed below some of the more common geometry terms and geometry definitions below to help you help with your child’s geometry homework.

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Definition/ Description
  
Point A location in space - a dot on a piece of paper
Line Connects two points via the shortest path and continues indefintely (forever) in both directions
Line Segment Part of a line between two points
Perpendicular Line Segment Line Segments that intersect (cross) at an angle of 90°
Parallel Line Segments Line segements that never intersect (they are always the same distance apart)
Right Angle An angle that measures 90°
Acute Angle An angle that measures less than 90°
Obtuse Angle An angle that measures more than 90°
Vertex Point at which two line segments intersect (forming an angle)
Scalene Triangle A triangle with all three sides with different lengths
Isosceles Triangle A triangle with two equal length sides (and two equal internal angles)
Equilateral Triangle A traingle with all three sides of equal length (each internal angles = 60°)
Radius Distance (line segment) from center of a circle to any point on that circle's circumference.
Diameter A line segment (or length) joining two points on a circles circumference and passes through the circle's center (twice the length of the radius)
Circumference Distance around a circle (the perimeter)
Chord A line segment joining two points on a curve.
Arc Part of a curve
 

This Math Open Reference Project provides additional information with more geometry terms and definitions.