Geometry Symbols – List of all geometry symbols and signs – meaning and examples.
Symbol | Symbol Name | Meaning / definition | Example |
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∠ | angle | formed by two rays | ∠ABC = 30° |
measured angle | ABC = 30° | ||
spherical angle | AOB = 30° | ||
∟ | right angle | = 90° | α = 90° |
º | degree | 1 turn = 360° | α = 60° |
´ | arcminute | 1º = 60´ | α = 60°59′ |
´´ | arcsecond | 1´ = 60´´ | α = 60°59’59” |
line | infinite line | ||
AB | line segment | line from point A to point B | |
ray | line that start from point A | ||
arc | arc from point A to point B | = 60° | |
| | perpendicular | perpendicular lines (90° angle) | AC | BC |
|| | parallel | parallel lines | AB || CD |
≅ | congruent to | equivalence of geometric shapes and size | ∆ABC ≅ ∆XYZ |
~ | similarity | same shapes, not same size | ∆ABC ~ ∆XYZ |
Δ | triangle | triangle shape | ΔABC ≅ ΔBCD |
|x–y| | distance | distance between points x and y | | x–y | = 5 |
π | pi constant | π = 3.141592654… is the ratio between the circumference and diameter of a circle |
c = π·d = 2·π·r |
rad | radians | radians angle unit | 360° = 2π rad |
grad | grads | grads angle unit | 360° = 400 grad |