Akademisches IELTS (Band 6-7) - Geometry

(geometry) a solid or hollow shape with two circular bases at each end and straight parallel sides

Zylinder

(geometry) a round object that every point on its surface has the same distance from its center

Kugel

(geometry) a closed shape with six straight sides and six angles

Sechseck

(geometry) a three dimensional shape with a circular base that rises to a single point

Kegel

(mathematics) the ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a triangle that has one angle of 90°

Tangente

a straight line with one endpoint that extends infinitely in the other direction

Strahl

a type of triangle that has two sides of equal length and two angles of equal measure

gleichschenkliges Dreieck

(geometry) a polygon consisting of eight straight sides and eight angles

Acht-Eck

in geometry, a pattern or shape that exhibits a twisting or spiraling motion, often characterized by continuous, curved lines forming a rotational or helical design

Strudel, Spirale

a point where two or more lines, edges, or rays meet to form an angle, or the point at which the sides of a polygon intersect

Scheitelpunkt, Eckpunkt

(geometry) a closed plane curve that has two focal points

Ellipse

(geometry) a flat shape consisting of three or more straight sides

Polygon

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

Pentagon

(geometry) a line curved on a conical or cylindrical surface, like a spiral staircase in shape

Helix, Spirale

(geometry) a flat polygon with ten straight sides and ten angles

Dekagon

(geometry) a flat shape consisting of nine straight sides and nine angles

Neun-Eck

a seven-sided plane shape consisting of seven line segments or edges that meet at seven interior angles

Heptagon

a three-dimensional shape similar to a stretched or compressed sphere

Ellipsoid, elliptische Form

a three-dimensional geometric shape with six rectangular faces, resembling a box or a rectangular prism

Quader, rechteckiger Prism

(geometry) a round 3D shape like a ball that is slightly flattened at the top and bottom points

Sphäroid, Ellipsoid

(geometry) a solid figure with flat sides and two parallel ends of the same size and shape

Prisma

a solid shape made of flat sides that fit together along their edges

Polyeder

a three-sided polygon

Dreieck, Trigonom

(geometry) a flat star-shaped figure with six points that can be formed by making equilateral triangles on each side of a regular hexagon

Hexagramm, sechszackige Sternfigur

an angle that measures either less or more that 90 degrees

schräge Winkel, schiefer Winkel

an angle that measures greater than 180 degrees but less than 360 degrees

Reflexwinkel, Winkel größer als 180 Grad

a straight line from one side of a round object, particularly a circle, passing through the center and joining the other side

Durchmesser

(geometry) the length of the external boundary of a curved shape, especially a circle

Umfang

the length of a straight line drawn from the center of a circle to any point on its outer boundary

Radius