line segment
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line segment; the part of a straight line between two points
In geometry, a line segment has two distinct endpoints and contains every point on the line between them. It is often denoted as AB̄ where A and B are the endpoints.
Lián连
jiē接
yuán圆
xīn心
hé和
yuán圆
shàng上
rèn任
yì意
yī一
diǎn点
de的
xiàn线
duàn段
jiào叫
zuò做
bàn半
jìng径
。
The line segment connecting the center of a circle to any point on the circle is called the radius.
Qǐng请
yòng用
zhí直
chǐ尺
huà画
chū出
yī一
tiáo条
cháng长
wǔ五
lí厘
mǐ米
de的
xiàn线
duàn段
。
Please use a ruler to draw a line segment five centimeters long.
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Sān三
jiǎo角
xíng形
de的
sān三
tiáo条
biān边
dōu都
shì是
xiàn线
duàn段
。
The three sides of a triangle are all line segments.
Zhè这
tiáo条
xiàn线
duàn段
de的
chuí垂
zhí直
píng平
fēn分
xiàn线
jīng经
guò过
yuán圆
xīn心
。
The perpendicular bisector of this line segment passes through the center of the circle.