Chapter glosary

Question 1

Asymmetrical balance.

Answer 1

Is stablished when two imaginary halves of a hairstyle have and equal visual weight, but the halves are positioned unevenly.

Question 2

Balance

Answer 2

Establishing equal or appropriate proportion to create symmetry. In hairstyling is the relationship of height to width.

Question 3

Bang area

Answer 3

Also know as fringe area; triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head, and ends at the front corners.

Question 4

Cocave profile

Answer 4

curving inward; prominent forehead and chin, with other features receded inward.

Question 5

Contrasting line.

Answer 5

Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90 degree angle and create a hard edge.

Question 6

Convex profile

Answer 6

Curving outward; receding forehead and chin.

Question 7

Curve line

Answer 7

Lines moving in a circular or semi-circular direction; used to soften a design.

Question 8

Design texture.

Answer 8

Wave patterns that must be taken into consideration when designing a style

Question 9

Diagonal line

Answer 9

Lines positioned between horizontal and vertical lines. They are often used to emphasize or minimize facial feature.

Question 10

Directional lines

Answer 10

Lines with a definite forward or backward movement.

Question 11

Emphasis

Answer 11

Also known as focus; the place in a hairstyle where the eyes is drawn first before traveling to the rest of the design.

Question 12

Form

Answer 12

The mass or general outline of a hairstyle. it is three-dimensional and has length, width and depth.

Question 13

Harmony

Answer 13

The creation of unity in a design; the most important of the art principal. holds all the elements of the design together.

Question 14

Horizontal lines

Answer 14

Lines parallel to the floor or horizon; crate width in design.

Question 15

Parallel lines

Answer 15

Repeating lines in a hairstyle; may be straight or curved.

Question 16

Profile

Answer 16

Outline of the face, head, or figure seen in a side view.

Question 17

Proportion

Answer 17

the comparative relation of one thing to another; the harmonious relationship among parts or things.

Question 18

Rhythm

Answer 18

a regular pulsation or recurrent pattern of movement in a design.

Question 19

Single lines

Answer 19

A hairstyle with only one line; such as the one-length hairstyle.

Question 20

Space

Answer 20

the area surrounding the form or the area the hairstyle occupies.

Question 21

Straight profile

Answer 21

Neither convex or concave; considered the ideal.

Question 22

Symmetrical balance

Answer 22

two halves of a style; form a mirror image of one another.

Question 23

Transitional lines.

Answer 23

usually curve lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines.

Question 24

Vertical lines

Answer 24

lines that are straight up and down; create length and height in hair design.

Question 25

Angle

Answer 25

Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point

Question 26

Apex

Answer 26

Highest point on the top of the head.

Question 27

Beveling

Answer 27

Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length.

Question 28

Blunt

Answer 28

Also know as one-length haircut; in which in all comes to on hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or over-direction.

Question 29

Carving

Answer 29

Haircutting technique done by placing the stiff blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while operating and partially closing the shears.

Question 30

Cast

Answer 30

Method of manufacturing shears; a metal-forming process whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and once the metal is cooled, takes on the shape or the mold.

Question 31

Clipper over-comb

Answer 31

Haircutting technique done by placing similar to scissor-over-comb except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top.

Question 32

Cross checking

Answer 32

Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut in it in order to check for precision on line an shape.

Question 33

Crown

Answer 33

Area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge.

Question 34

Cutting line

Answer 34

Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and ultemately the line that is cut; also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position or cutting angle.

Question 35

Distribution

Answer 35

Where and how hair is move over the head.

Question 36

Elevation

Answer 36

Also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting.

Question 37

Forged

Answer 37

Process of working metal to a finished line shape by hammering or pressing.