Geometry Terms Glossary
Equilateral
A figure having all the sides equal
Quadrilateral
A plane figure having four sides and four angles
Polygon
A closed plane figure having many angles and sides (more than four)
Octagon
A polygon having eight angles and eight sides
Rhombus
An oblique-angled equilateral parellelogram
Heptagon
A polygon having seven angles and seven sides
Dodecagon
A polygon having twelve angles and twelve sides
Hexagon
A polygon having six angles and six sides
Nonagon
A polygon having nine angles and nine sides
Hypotenuse
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
Trapezoid
A quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides
Scalene
A triangle with three unequal sides
Isosceles
A triangle with two equal sides
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