1st Geometry Terms

Basic geometr y terms

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Point
A location that has no size
Line
A straight path that has no thickness and extends forever
Plane
A plane is a flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever
Segment
A segment, or like is the part of a line consisting of two points and all points between them
Endpoint
A point at an end of a segment or the starting point of a ray
Ray
A ray is a point of a line that starts at an endpoint and extends forever in one direction
Opposite rays
Opposite rays are two rays that have a common endpoint and form a line
Adjacent angles
Two angles in the same place with a common vertex and common side, but no common interior points
Linear pair
A pair of adjacent angles whose noncommon sides are opposite rays
Complementary angles
Two angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degress
Supplementary angles
Two angles whose measures have a sum of 180 degress
Vertical angels
Two nonadjacent angles formed by two interesecting lines
Collinear
Points that line on the same line
Noncollinear
Points that do not lie on the same line
Coplanar
Points or lines that lie in the same plane