Mathématiques et Évaluation ACT - Geometry
Ici, vous apprendrez quelques mots anglais liés à la géométrie, tels que "tangente", "sommet", "ellipse", etc., qui vous aideront à réussir vos ACT.
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the measure of how steep a line is, found by dividing the change in height by the change in horizontal distance

pente
(geometry) a part of a circle, which is curved

arc
a unit for measuring angles, defined by the angle made when the radius of a circle is laid along its edge

radian, unité de mesure d'angle définie par l'angle formé lorsque le rayon d'un cercle est posé le long de son bord
the length of a straight line drawn from the center of a circle to any point on its outer boundary

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

diamètre
the total length of the external boundary of something

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

circonférence
the measurement of a piece of land or a flat surface

région
the amount of space that a substance or object takes or the amount of space inside an object

volume
the space between two lines or surfaces that are joined, measured in degrees or radians

angle
an angle measuring exactly 90 degrees

angle droit
one of a pair of opposite angles made by two intersecting lines, which are always equal

angle vertical, angle opposé par le sommet
an angle formed between two sides of a polygon that lies inside the shape

angle intérieur, angle interne
an angle that measures between 0 and 90 degrees, which is less than a right angle (90 degrees)

angle aigu, angle inférieur à 90 degrés
pairs of angles that share a common side and vertex in a polygon or between intersecting lines

angles consécutifs, angles adjacents
(of angle) greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees

obtus
a measuring instrument used to measure and draw angles

rapporteur, équerre à mesurer les angles
(of lines or planes) intersecting each other at a 90 degree angle

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

polygone
(geometry) any flat shape with four straight sides, the opposite sides of which are equal and parallel to each other

parallélogramme
characterized by or resembling a tetrahedron, which has four triangular faces

tétraédrique, en forme de tétraèdre
a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

pentagone
a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger circle

épicycle, cercle secondaire
a geometric curve formed by the intersection of a plane with two cones, resulting in two symmetrical branches

hyperbole, courbe hyperbolique
(geometry) a symmetrical open curve that is similar to the path of an object thrown into the air passes till it falls back to earth

parabole
a flat geometric shape consisting of three straight sides and one right angle

triangle rectangle
a triangle in which all three interior angles are less than 90 degrees

triangle acutangle, triangle aigu
a type of triangle with all three sides of equal length

triangle équilatéral, triangle équilatéral
a type of triangle that has all three sides of different lengths

triangle scalène, triangle inégal
describing a triangle with at least two sides of equal length

isocèle
the longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle, and defined as the side opposite the right angle in a right-angled triangle

hypoténuse
a three-dimensional geometric shape with two parallel circular bases connected by a curved surface at a right angle to the bases

cylindre circulaire droit, cylindre droit à base circulaire
a three-dimensional geometric shape that has a rectangular base and four triangular faces that meet at a single point called the apex

pyramide rectangulaire, pyramide à base rectangulaire
(geometry) a lack of symmetry or equivalence in shape or size between the two sides or parts of something

asymétrie
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

sommet
a straight line connecting opposite corners of a flat shape at an angle

diagonale
(in geometry) describing shapes of the same size and form

congruent, superposable
the side of a geometric shape, usually the one considered as the bottom, from which the height is measured

base, côté de base
a pair of geometric figures, such as lines or planes, that do not meet or intersect, no matter how far they are extended

parallèle, ligne parallèle
a line that divides a shape into two congruent parts

ligne de symétrie, axe de symétrie
a series of numbers in which each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a fixed, non-zero number

série géométrique, suite géométrique
the total area that the surface of a three-dimensional object occupies

surface, aire de surface
(of a line) intersecting two or more other lines at different points

transversal, sécant
one-fourth of a circle, formed by two perpendicular radii and the connecting arc

quadrant, quart de cercle
a straight line that a curve approaches indefinitely but never intersects, characterizing the limiting behavior of the curve

asymptote, ligne asymptotique
to divide something into two equal parts

diviser en deux parties égales, partager en deux moitiés égales
a straight line that touches a curve or surface at exactly one point, known as the point of tangency

tangente
a straight line segment that connects two points on the edge of a circle

corde, accord
(geometry) to move a shape or figure from one position to another without rotating, resizing, or otherwise altering its shape

translater, déplacer
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