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Circle Vocabulary
Cards in this deck (21)
- 1Chorda line segment with each endpoint on the circle
- 2Diametera chord that passes through the center of the circle
- 3Secant of a Circlea line that intersects a circle at exactly two points
- 4Tangent of a Circlea line that intersects a circle at exactly one point
- 5Point of Tangencypoint of intersection where a line intersects a circle at exactly one point
- 6Radiusthe distance from a point on the circle to the center of the circle
- 7—center of the circle
- 8—chord
- 9—diameter
- 10—point of tangency
- 11—secant
- 12—tangent
- 13—radius
- 14Central Anglean angle whose vertex is the center of the circle
- 15Inscribed Anglean angle whose vertex is on the circle
- 16Arcany unbroken part of the circumference of a circle (named using two endpoints)
- 17Major Arcthe largest arc formed by a secant and a circle (more than half way around the circle)
- 18Minor Arcthe smallest arc formed by a secant and a circle (less than halfway around the circle)
- 19Semicircleexactly half of a circle
- 20—central angle
- 21—inscribed angle
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- Flashcards on Circle Vocabulary, created by Ms. Coney on 05/05/2014.
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