Middle Measurement Unit Key Vocabulary
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− | + | <font size=3>'''Acute triangle'''</font> - a triangle where all three angles are acute (less than 90°) | |
− | '''Acute triangle | + | |
− | '''Area | + | |
− | '''Base | + | <font size=3>'''Area'''</font> - the measure of the size of the surface of a two-dimensional figure; measured in square units |
− | '''Complex shape | + | |
− | '''Cubic centimeter | + | |
− | '''Cubic foot | + | <font size=3>'''Base'''</font> - side of a plane figure or face of a solid, particularly one perpendicular to the direction height is measured |
− | '''Cubic inch | + | |
− | '''Cubic unit | + | |
− | '''Edge | + | <font size=3>'''Complex shape'''</font> - a figure that includes the elements of two or more simple shapes (triangles, rectangles, squares, circles) |
− | '''Equilateral triangle | + | |
− | '''Face | + | |
− | '''Height | + | <font size=3>'''Cubic centimeter'''</font> - the volume equal to a cube one centimeter on each side |
− | '''Length | + | |
− | '''Net | + | |
− | '''Obtuse triangle | + | <font size=3>'''Cubic foot'''</font> - the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side |
− | '''Quadrilateral | + | |
− | '''Parallel lines | + | |
− | '''Rectangle | + | <font size=3>'''Cubic inch'''</font> - the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side |
− | '''Rectangular prism | + | |
− | '''Right angle | + | |
− | '''Right triangle | + | <font size=3>'''Cubic unit'''</font> - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
− | '''Square | + | |
− | '''Square foot | + | |
− | '''Square inch | + | <font size=3>'''Edge'''</font> - a line segment joining two adjacent vertices in a two-dimensional figure or a shared boundary between two faces of a three-dimensional figure |
− | '''Square meter | + | |
− | '''Square unit | + | |
− | '''Surface area | + | <font size=3>'''Equilateral triangle'''</font> - triangle in which all three sides are equal in length |
− | '''Trapezoid | + | |
− | '''Vertices | + | |
− | '''Volume | + | <font size=3>'''Face'''</font> - a flat surface of a three dimensional figure |
− | '''Width | + | |
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+ | <font size=3>'''Height'''</font> - the perpendicular distance ''of a two- or three- dimensional shape'' from the base to the opposite vertex | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Length'''</font> - a measurement of the distance from one point to another | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Net'''</font> - a flattened three-dimensional figure that can be turned into a solid by folding it | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Obtuse triangle'''</font> - a triangle that has one internal angle greater than 90° | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Quadrilateral'''</font> - a polygon that has four sides | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Parallel lines'''</font> - two lines that lie in the same plane and maintain the same distance apart over their entire length, and never intersect | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Rectangle'''</font> - a quadrilateral (four-sided figure) with four right angles | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Rectangular prism'''</font> - a three-dimensional figure of which all faces are rectangles | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Right angle'''</font> - an angle of exactly 90° | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Right triangle'''</font> - a triangle containing an angle of 90° | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Square'''</font> - a rectangle with four congruent sides | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Square foot'''</font> - the area equal to a square one foot on each side | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Square inch'''</font> - the area equal to a square one inch on each side | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Square meter'''</font> - the area equal to a square one meter on each side | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Square unit'''</font> - a unit of measurement of area | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Surface area'''</font> - the total area of all the faces or surfaces of a three-dimensional figure | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Trapezoid'''</font> - a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Vertices'''</font> - plural for vertex, the common point where two sides or edges meet | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Volume'''</font> - a measure of the number of cubic units needed to fill the space inside an object | ||
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+ | <font size=3>'''Width'''</font> - the minimum distance between parallel lines of a figure |
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Acute triangle - a triangle where all three angles are acute (less than 90°)
Area - the measure of the size of the surface of a two-dimensional figure; measured in square units
Base - side of a plane figure or face of a solid, particularly one perpendicular to the direction height is measured
Complex shape - a figure that includes the elements of two or more simple shapes (triangles, rectangles, squares, circles)
Cubic centimeter - the volume equal to a cube one centimeter on each side
Cubic foot - the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
Cubic inch - the volume equal to a cube one inch on each side
Cubic unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
Edge - a line segment joining two adjacent vertices in a two-dimensional figure or a shared boundary between two faces of a three-dimensional figure
Equilateral triangle - triangle in which all three sides are equal in length
Face - a flat surface of a three dimensional figure
Height - the perpendicular distance of a two- or three- dimensional shape from the base to the opposite vertex
Length - a measurement of the distance from one point to another
Net - a flattened three-dimensional figure that can be turned into a solid by folding it
Obtuse triangle - a triangle that has one internal angle greater than 90°
Quadrilateral - a polygon that has four sides
Parallel lines - two lines that lie in the same plane and maintain the same distance apart over their entire length, and never intersect
Rectangle - a quadrilateral (four-sided figure) with four right angles
Rectangular prism - a three-dimensional figure of which all faces are rectangles
Right angle - an angle of exactly 90°
Right triangle - a triangle containing an angle of 90°
Square - a rectangle with four congruent sides
Square foot - the area equal to a square one foot on each side
Square inch - the area equal to a square one inch on each side
Square meter - the area equal to a square one meter on each side
Square unit - a unit of measurement of area
Surface area - the total area of all the faces or surfaces of a three-dimensional figure
Trapezoid - a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides
Vertices - plural for vertex, the common point where two sides or edges meet
Volume - a measure of the number of cubic units needed to fill the space inside an object
Width - the minimum distance between parallel lines of a figure