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Academic IELTS (Band 6-7) - Geometry

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Vocabulary for Academic IELTS (6-7)
cylinder

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

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sphere

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

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hexagon

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

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cone

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

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tangent

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

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ray

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

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isosceles triangle

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

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octagon

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

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swirl

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

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vertex

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

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ellipse

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

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polygon

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

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pentagon

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

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helix

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

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decagon

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

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nonagon

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

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heptagon

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

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ellipsoid

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

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cuboid

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

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spheroid

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

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prism

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

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polyhedron

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

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trigon

a three-sided polygon

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hexagram

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

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oblique angle

an angle that measures either less or more that 90 degrees

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reflex angle

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

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diameter

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

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circumference

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

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radius

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

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