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Parts of a circle

A chord is a straight line joining two points on the circumference of a circle.

An is a part of the circumference of a circle.

Circle with chord labelled

A segment is an area enclosed by a chord and an arc.

Circle with segment labelled

A sector is an area enclosed by two and an arc.

Circle with sector labelled

A tangent is a straight line which touches the edge of a circle once.

Circle with tangent labelled