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Chp16 Haircutting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angle | space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at given point. |
| Apex | highest point on the top of the head. |
| Beveling | haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length. |
| Blunt haircut | (One-lenght haircut)haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level, forminga weight line or area |
| Carving | haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing the shears |
| Cast | method of manufacturing shears; a metal-foaming process whereby molten steel is poured into mold and once the metal is cooled, takes on the shape of the mold. |
| Clipper-over-comb | Haircutting techinque similar to scissor-over-comb, except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top. |
| Cross-checking | parting haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it order to check for precision of line and shape. |
| Crown | area of the head between the apex and bcal of the parietal ridge |
| Cutting Line | angle at which the fingers are held when cutting and ultimately, the line that is cut; also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position or cutting angle. |
| Distribution | where and how hair is moved over the head. |
| Elevation | Lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection pf hair is held or lifted from the head when cutting. |
| Forged | process of working metal to a finished shape by hammering or pressing. |
| Four corners | points on the head that signal a change in the shape of head, from flat to round or vice versa. |
| Free-hand notching | haircutting technique in which pieces of hair snipped out at random intervals. |
| Free-hand Slicing | haircutting techinque used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move freely. |
| Graduated haircut | wedge: effect haircut that results from cutting hair with tension |
| Gradution | elevation occurs |
| Guideline | section of hair, located at either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut |
| Hairline | grows at the outermost perimeter along face |
| Head form | shape of head |
| Interior | inner part |
| Interior guidelines | guideline that is inside the haircut |
| Layered Haircut | graduated effect achieved by the cutting of hair with elevation |
| Layers | create movement and volume |
| Line | thin continuous mark used as a guide |
| Long Layered Haircut | 180 degree |
| Nape | back part of the neck |
| Notching | version of point cutting, creates a chunkier effect |
| Occipital Bone | base of the skull |
| Overdirection | combing section away from its natural falling position |
| Palm to Palm | cutting palms of both hands are facing each other |
| Parietal Ridge | widest area of the head |
| Part/Parting | line dividing the hair at the scalp |
| Perimeter | outer line of hairstyle |
| Razor Rotation | texturing technique done in small circular motions |
| Razor over comb | texturing technique which comb and razor used to surface of the hair |
| Reference point | check point |
| Scissor over comb | hair cutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the scissor are used to remove lenghts |
| Sections | divide the hair by parting uniform working areas for control |
| Shrinkage | when hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or dying |
| Slicing | hair cutting technique that removes bulk and adds movement through the lengths of hair |
| Slide Cutting | method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears |
| Slithering | process of thinning hair to graduated length with shears |
| Stationary Guidelines | guidelines that does not move |
| Subsections | smaller sections within a large section of hair |
| Taper | hair cutting effect in which there is an even |