any connected part of the cicrle | arc | |
the point equidistant from the points on the circle | centre | |
a line segment whose endpoints lie on the circle | chord | |
a region bounded by two radi and arc lying between the radii | sector | |
a region,not containing the centre, bounded by a chord and an arc lying between a chord's endpoints | circular segment | |
the length of one circuit along the circle | circumference | |
a line segment wkose endpoints lie on the circle and which passes through the centre | diameter | |
a coplanar line that does not touch the circle | passant | |
a line segment joining the centre of the circle to any point on the circle | radius | |
an extended chord | secant | |
a region bounded by a diameter and an arc lying between diamater's endpoints | semicircle | |
a coplanar striaght line that touches the circle at a single point | tangent | |