Glossary of Geometric Terms starting with Q-R.

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A Glossary of Geometry Words starting with Q-R

	Quadrangle:	A polygon with four angles and four sides.
	Quadrant (circle):	A quarter of a circle or a circles circumpherence.
	Quadrant (Cartesian Plane):	Any quarter section of the plane made by the intersection of the X and Y-AXxes
	Quadrilateral:	A polygon with four sides.
	Quarter:	One of four equal parts.
	Radius:	Distance from center to circumpherence of a circle.
	Ratio:	A comparitive value of two or more amounts.
	Ray:	A line with a start point but no end point.
	Rectangle:	A quadrilateral with four right angles and two pairs of parallel lines.
	Rectangular prism:	A polyhedron - a prism with two identical rectangles - also known as a cuboid.
	Reflection:	A mirror image.
	Reflex angle:	Any angle between 180 degrees and 360 degrees.
	Revolution:	One complete turn through 360 degrees.
	Rhombus:	A parallelogram with four equal sides and oposite angles of equal size.
	Right Angle:	An angle measuring 90 degrees.
	Rotation:	To turn an object.
	Rotational Symmetry:	If, when an object is rotated, it has the same outline as its original shape.

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