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