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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)

Convincing

Persuading or assuring by argument or evidence

Causing one to believe the truth of something; plausible

Convince

Convinced

Convincer

Convincible

Convincingly

Persuasive

Believable

Credible

Plausible

*Convincente (SP)

*Convaincant(e) (FR)

*Convincente (PT)

Congruent

Two geometric figures in the plane are congruent if one can be obtained from the other by some combination of rotations, reflections, and translations

The same or equal in some way; same size and shape.

Congruently

Congruence

Congruous

Same shape

*Congruente (SP)

*Congruent(e) (FR)

Coincidente (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)

Right Angle

A quarter of a full turn, equal to 90 degrees.

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Right Angles

Perpendicular

Ángulo recto (SP)

Angle droit (FR)

Ângulo reto (PT)

Arrange

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To place in a particular order.

Arranges

Arranging

Arranged

Organize

Put in order

Ordenar (SP)

*Ranger (FR)

*Arranjar (PT)

Square

A quadrilateral in which all sides are congruent to each other and all angles are right angles.

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Squares

Squared

Squaring

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Cuadrado (SP)

Carré (FR)

Quadrado (PT)

Shaded

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A place or area of comparative darkness.

Shade

Shades

Shading

Not white

Tinted

Colored in

En color (tonalizado) (SP)

En couleur

(ombré) (FR)

Colorido

(sombreado) (PT)

Mid-point

A point on a line segment that divides it into two equal parts

The halfway point of a line segment

A point at the center or middle.

Midpoints

Center

Middle

Halfway point

Midway

*Punto medio (SP)

*Point médian (FR)

Ponto central (PT)