Terms and Defenitions

Question 1

Head Form

Answer 1

head shape; affects the way the hair falls and behaves

Question 2

reference points

Answer 2

points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes.

Question 3

parietal ridge

Answer 3

widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown

Question 4

occipital bone

Answer 4

bone that protrudes at the base of the skull

Question 5

apex

Answer 5

highest point on the top of the head

Question 6

four corners

Answer 6

points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head, from flat to round vice versa

Question 7

crown

Answer 7

area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge

Question 8

nape

Answer 8

back part of the neck; hair below the occipital bone

Question 9

line

Answer 9

thin, continuous mark used as a guide. can be straight, curved, horizontal etc

Question 10

section

Answer 10

used to divide the hair by parting into working areas for control.

Question 11

sub sections

Answer 11

smaller sections within a large section, helps for control

Question 12

angle

Answer 12

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

Question 13

beveling

Answer 13

cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease

Question 14

diagonal forward

Answer 14

type of diagonal line that creates movement towards the face

Question 15

diagonal back

Answer 15

type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face

Question 16

part/parting

Answer 16

line dividing the hair at the scalp, creating subsections.

Question 17

elevation

Answer 17

the degree at which a subsection is held when cutting

Question 18

graduation

Answer 18

elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 drgrees

Question 19

shrinkage

Answer 19

when hair contracts from drying (elasticity)

Question 20

cutting line

Answer 20

angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, ultimately the line that is cut

Question 21

guideline

Answer 21

known as a guide; determines the length of the cut.

Question 22

perimeter

Answer 22

outer line of a hairstyle

Question 23

interior

Answer 23

inner or internal part

Question 24

stationary guideline

Answer 24

guideline that does not move

Question 25

travelling guideline

Answer 25

known as a moveable guild line; moves as the haircut progresses

Question 26

overdirection

Answer 26

combing a section away from if natural falling position, creates increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter

Question 27

hairline

Answer 27

hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears and neck.

Question 28

growth pattern

Answer 28

direction in which the hair grows from the scalp

Question 29

blunt cut

Answer 29

a one-length haircut

Question 30

weight line

Answer 30

visual line in the haircut where the ends hangs together

Question 31

graduated haircut

Answer 31

slow or immediate buildup of weight, resulted from low to medium elevation or overdirection

Question 32

layered haircut

Answer 32

cutting the hair with elevation or overdirection, 90 degrees or above to remove weight

Question 33

layers

Answer 33

create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight

Question 34

long layered haircut

Answer 34

the hair is cut at 90 degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter

Question 35

cross checking

Answer 35

parting the haircut in the opposite way from which it was cut to check got precision of line and shape

Question 36

uniform layers

Answer 36

hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length

Question 37

interior guideline

Answer 37

guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter

Question 38

point cutting

Answer 38

haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points into the ends of the hair

Question 39

notching

Answer 39

the tips of the shears are moved toward the ends of the hair rather than into them, chunkier effect

Question 40

free-hand notching

Answer 40

used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely

Question 41

effiliating

Answer 41

thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears

Question 42

slicing

Answer 42

removes weight and adds movement through the lengths of the hair

Question 43

carving

Answer 43

place the still blade into the hair and love through the hair while opening and closing partially

Question 44

free-hand slicing

Answer 44

used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely