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ACT Math and Assessment - Geometry

Here you will learn some English words related to geometry, such as "tangent", "vertex", "ellipse", etc. that will help you ace your ACTs.

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ACT Vocabulary for Math and Assessment
slope

the measure of how steep a line is, found by dividing the change in height by the change in horizontal distance

[noun]
arc

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

[noun]
radian

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

[noun]
radius

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

[noun]
diameter

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

[noun]
perimeter

the total length of the external boundary of something

[noun]
circumference

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

[noun]
area

the measurement of a piece of land or a flat surface

[noun]
volume

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

[noun]
angle

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

[noun]
right angle

an angle measuring exactly 90 degrees

[noun]
vertical angle

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

[noun]
interior angle

an angle formed between two sides of a polygon that lies inside the shape

[noun]
acute angle

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

[noun]
consecutive angle

pairs of angles that share a common side and vertex in a polygon or between intersecting lines

[noun]
obtuse

(of angle) greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees

[Adjective]
protractor

a measuring instrument used to measure and draw angles

[noun]
perpendicular

(of lines or planes) intersecting each other at a 90 degree angle

[Adjective]
polygon

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

[noun]
parallelogram

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

[noun]
tetrahedral

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

[Adjective]
trapezoid

(geometry) a flat shape with four flat sides, two of which are parallel

[noun]
pentagon

a geometric shape with five angles and five straight sides

[noun]
quadrilateral

(geometry) a flat figure with four straight sides and four angles

[noun]
rhombus

(geometry) a flat shape with four equal sides in which opposite angles are equal

[noun]
epicycle

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

[noun]
hyperbola

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

[noun]
parabola

(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

[noun]
ellipse

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

[noun]
right triangle

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

[noun]
acute triangle

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

[noun]
equilateral triangle

a type of triangle with all three sides of equal length

[noun]
scalene triangle

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

[noun]
isosceles

describing a triangle with at least two sides of equal length

[Adjective]
hypotenuse

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

[noun]
right circular cylinder

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

[noun]
rectangular pyramid

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

[noun]
asymmetry

(geometry) a lack of symmetry or equivalence in shape or size between the two sides or parts of something

[noun]
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

[noun]
diagonal

(geometry) a straight line that joins the opposite corners of a flat shape at an angle

[noun]
congruent

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

[Adjective]
base

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

[noun]
parallel

(mathematics) any of the pair of geometric figures such as lines or planes which do not meet or intersect

[noun]
line of symmetry

a line that divides a shape into two congruent parts

[noun]
geometric series

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

[noun]
surface area

the total area that the surface of a three-dimensional object occupies

[noun]
transversal

(of a line) intersecting two or more other lines at different points

[Adjective]
quadrant

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

[noun]
asymptote

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

[noun]
to bisect

to divide something into two equal parts

[Verb]
tangent

a straight line that touches a curve or surface at exactly one point, known as the point of tangency

[noun]
chord

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

[noun]
to translate

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

[Verb]
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