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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)

Rearrange

To partition a geometric shape and reorganize as to alter its appearance.

To put something into a new order.

Rearranges

Rearranged

Rearranging

Change

Reconstruct

Reorganize

Reorder

Reorganizar (SP)

*Réarranger (FR)

*Rearranjar (PT)

Reassemble

To partition a geometric shape and reorganize as to alter its appearance.

To reconstruct the parts or pieces of something.

Reassembled Reassembling

Reassembles

Rebuild

Reconstruct

*Reensamblar (SP)

Reformer (FR)

Reagrupar (PT)

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

Rectángulo (que no séa cuadrado) (SP)

Rectangle (qui ne soit pas carré) (FR)

retângulo (que não seja quadrado) (PT)

Scale up

To increase proportionately.

To expand in scope and size.

Scaling up Scaled up

Scales up

To augment

To enlarge

To expand

Ampliar proporcionalmente (SP)

Amplifier proportionellement (FR)

Amplificar proporcionalmente (PT)

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

*Diseccionar (SP)

*Disséquer (FR)

*Dissecar (PT)

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)

Area

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

*Area (SP)

*Aire/

Superficie (FR)

*Área (PT)

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

*Simétrico (SP)

*Symétrique (FR)

*Simétrico (PT)

Cut

To separate a geometric figure into pieces.

To make an opening, incision.

Cuts

Cutting

Chop

Slice

Separate

Sever

Cortar (SP)

Couper (FR)

Cortar (PT)

Proportional

Having a constant ratio to another quantity.

Corresponding in size or amount to something else.

Proportion

Proportionally

Commensurate

Equivalent

Uniform

Proporcional (SP)

Proportionelle (FR)

Proporcional (PT)

Template

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Something that serves as a model.

Templates

Guide

Model

Plan

Guía/Modelo (SP)

Modèle (FR)

Modelo (PT)

Sides

The line segments that form a polygon.

The space next to something.

Side

Siding

Sided

Boundary

Edge

Lados (SP)

Côtés (FR)

Lados (PT)

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

*Ángulo (SP)

*Angle (FR)

*Ångulo (PT)

Diagonals

A line segment that connects two vertices of a polygon which are not next to each other.

Joining two opposite corners.

Diagonally

Diagonal

*Diagonal (SP)

*Diagonal(e) (FR)

*Diagonal (PT)