Going to Any Lengths: Word Chart

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Portuguese (PT)

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Words and Phrases

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Line Segment

A straight line that links two points without extending beyond them.

Unbroken and bounded portion of line.

Segmented line

Line segments

Segmenting lines

Part of line

Portion of line

Section of line

*Segmento de  línea (SP)

*Segment (FR)

*Segmento de linha (PT)

 

 

 

String

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Material twisted together to form a thin length.

Strings

Strung

Stringing

Cord

Strand

 

Cuerda (SP)

Ficelle (FR)

Cordel (PT)

 

Arc

Continuous portion of a curved line.

Something curved; curved structure.

Arcs

Arced

Curve

Portion of a circle or ellipse

Path

 

*Arco (SP)

*Arc (FR)

*Arco (PT)

 

Unit

A single and whole quantity used for measuring or counting.

A single thing.

Units

Whole

Single Quantity

 

*Unidad (SP)

*Unité (FR)

*Unidade (PT)

 

 

Construct

To create new elements with previously measured or constructed elements.

To build; to assemble. 

 

To put something together.

Constructing Constructed Constructs

Build

Make

Create

Form

To put together

*Construir (SP)

*Construire (FR)

*Construir (PT)

 

Embed

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To fix or place firmly in a surrounded structure

Embedded

Embeds

Embedding

 

Implant

To place within

 

Incrustar (SP)

Incruster (FR)

Embutir (PT)

 

 

 

 

 

Quadrilateral

Four-sided polygon; four-sided two-dimensional shape.

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Quadrilaterals

Parallelogram

Rectangle

Rhombus

Square

*Cuadrilátero (SP)

*Quadrilatéral (FR)

*Quadrilátero (PT)