Parts of a Circle

Parts of a Circle

Key Vocabulary

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The region between a chord and the circle.

• Segment

• Diameter

• Tangent

• Radius

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A line which touches the circle but does not enter it.

• Chord

• Semi-circle

• Tangent

• Circumference

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A line which joins any two points of the circle.

• Tangent

• Chord

• Arc

• Segment

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A circle is a straight line segment which joins the circle's centre to any point on the circle.

• Circumference

• Diameter

• Tangent

• Radius

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A chord which passes through the circle's centre.

• Arc

• Diameter

• Semi-circle

• Segment

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Half of the circle.

• Chord

• Arc

• Semi-circle

• Radius

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A part of a circle. It joins any two different points on the point.

• Chord

• Radii

• Segment

• Arc

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The total distance around a circle.

• Circumference

• Tangent

• Semi-circle

• Diameter