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Portuguese (PT)
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Academic Language Meaning |
Everyday Language Version |
Other Forms of the Word or Phrase |
Related Words or Phrases |
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Examples of word use with students |
Square |
A 4-sided regular polygon with all sides equal and all internal angles 90 degrees; two-dimensional |
A rectangle with all four sides equal |
Squares Squarely |
Equal sides Congruent sides |
Cuadrado (SP) Carré (FR) Quadrado (PT) |
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Rearrange |
To partition a geometric shape and reorganize as to alter its appearance.
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To put something into a new order. |
Rearranges Rearranged Rearranging
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Change Reconstruct Reorganize Reorder
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Reorganizar (SP) *Réarranger (FR) *Rearranjar (PT) |
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Reassemble |
To partition a geometric shape and reorganize as to alter its appearance.
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To reconstruct the parts or pieces of something. |
Reassembled Reassembling Reassembles |
Rebuild Reconstruct
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*Reensamblar (SP) Reformer (FR) Reagrupar (PT)
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Non-square rectangle |
A quadrilateral with four right angles, opposite sides of the same length, and adjacent sides of different lengths |
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Non-square rectangles |
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Rectángulo (que no séa cuadrado) (SP) Rectangle (qui ne soit pas carré) (FR) retângulo (que não seja quadrado) (PT)
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Scale up |
To increase proportionately. |
To expand in scope and size. |
Scaling up Scaled up Scales up |
To augment To enlarge To expand
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Ampliar proporcionalmente (SP) Amplifier proportionellement (FR) Amplificar proporcionalmente (PT) |
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Dissect |
To partition a geometrical figure by straight lines. |
To cut open and examine the inside of; to cut apart or separate. |
Dissects Dissected Dissecting Dissection |
Break up Partition Divide Slice
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*Diseccionar (SP) *Disséquer (FR) *Dissecar (PT) |
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Measuring |
Assigning scalable units or value to a component of a geometrical shape based on its size (e.g., length, width) |
Assigning numerical values based on an object’s physical properties. |
Measure Measures Measured Measurement |
Assessing Calculating Evaluating Gauging |
Medir (SP) *Mesurer (FR) Medir (PT)
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Area
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The number of square units contained in the interior of a figure; the extent of a two-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary |
The space something occupies, two-dimensional |
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Enclosed Space
Two-dimensional size
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*Area (SP) *Aire/ Superficie (FR) *Área (PT) |
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Symmetrical |
A shape that becomes exactly like a corresponding shape after a reflection, translation or rotation. |
Equal appearance about a dividing line. |
Symmetry Symmetric Symmetries
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*Simétrico (SP) *Symétrique (FR) *Simétrico (PT) |
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Cut |
To separate a geometric figure into pieces.
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To make an opening, incision. |
Cuts Cutting
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Chop Slice Separate Sever
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Cortar (SP) Couper (FR) Cortar (PT) |
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Proportional |
Having a constant ratio to another quantity. |
Corresponding in size or amount to something else. |
Proportion Proportionally
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Commensurate Equivalent Uniform |
Proporcional (SP) Proportionelle (FR) Proporcional (PT)
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Template |
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Something that serves as a model. |
Templates
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Guide Model Plan
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Guía/Modelo (SP) Modèle (FR) Modelo (PT) |
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Sides |
The line segments that form a polygon. |
The space next to something. |
Side Siding Sided |
Boundary Edge
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Lados (SP) Côtés (FR) Lados (PT) |
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Angles |
Shape formed by two straight lines or surfaces that meet |
a corner; a shape formed by two lines meeting at a point. |
Angle Angled Angling Angular |
Corner
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*Ángulo (SP) *Angle (FR) *Ångulo (PT) |
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Diagonals |
A line segment that connects two vertices of a polygon which are not next to each other. |
Joining two opposite corners. |
Diagonally Diagonal
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*Diagonal (SP) *Diagonal(e) (FR) *Diagonal (PT) |
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