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Lesson 's Glossary: Arc
The curved segment that is between two points in the circumference of a circle.
Arc length
The distance between an arc's endpoints along the path of the
circle.
Center of a circle
The point that all points in the circle are equidistant from.
Central angle of a circle
An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle.
Circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a
polygon: A polygon is circumscribed about a circle if all the sides are tangent to the circle, and a circle is circumscribed about a polygon if all the vertices of this are on the circumference of the circle. Chord of a
circle
A segment whose endpoints are on a circle.
Circle
The set of points on a plane at a certain distance (radius) from a
certain point (center); a polygon with infinite sides.
Inscribed angle
An inscribed angle is an angle whose vertex is on a circle and whose
rays intersect the circle.
Inscribed planar shape or solid: A polygon is inscribed in a circle if the vertices of a polygon inside a circle are on the circumference of the circle; a circle is inscribed to a polygon if all the sides of the polygon are tangent to the circle in the interior of the polygon. Minor arc
An arc whose endpoints form an angle less than 180 degrees with the
center of the circle. Major
arc
An arc whose endpoints form an angle over 180 degrees with the
center of the circle. Radii
Plural form of radius.
Radius
The segment whose endpoints are any point on a circle or sphere and
its center; the length of that segment.
Sector
Part of a circle containing its center and an arc.
Semicircle
An arc whose central angle is a right angle. |