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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angle | Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a 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 | Also known as a one-length haircut- haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level |
| Carving | Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair and resting it on the scalp |
| Cast | Method of manufacturing shears; a metal-forming process whereby molten steel is poured into an old and |
| Clipper-over-comb | Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb |
| Cross-checking | Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for precision of line and shape. |
| Crown | Area of the head between the ape and back of the parietal ridge. |
| Cutting line | Angle as which the fingers are held when cutting |
| Distribution | Where and how hair is moved over the head. |
| Elevation | Also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held |
| 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 the head |
| Free-hand notching | Haircutting technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals. |
| Free-hand slicing | Haircutting technique used to release weight from the subsection |
| Graduated haircut | Graduated shape or wedge; an effect or haircut that results from cutting the hair with tension |
| Graduation | Elevation occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees. |
| Growth pattern | Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp; also referred to as natural fall or natural falling position. |
| Guideline | Also known as guide; section of hair |
| Hairline | Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face |
| Head form | Also known as head shape; shape of the head |
| Interior | Inner or internal part. |
| Interior guideline | Guideline that is inside the haircut |
| Layered haircut | Graduated effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or overdirection; the hair is cut at higher elevations |
| Layers | Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight. |
| Line | Thin continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved |
| Long-layered haircut | Haircut in which the hair is cut at a 180-degree angle; the resulting shape has shorter layers at the top and increasingly longer layers toward the perimeter. |
| Nape | Back part of the neck; the hair below the occipital bone. |
| Notching | Haircutting technique |
| Occipital bone | Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull. |
| Overdirection | Combing a section away from its natural falling position |
| Palm-to-palm | Cutting position in which the 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 a hairstyle |
| Point cutting | Haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points into the ends of the hair. |
| Razor-over-comb | Texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair. |
| Razor rotation | Texturizing technique similar to razor-over-comb |
| Reference points | Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes |
| Scissor-over-comb | Also known as shear-over-comb; haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the scissors are used to remove the lengths. |
| Sections | To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control. |
| Shrinkage | When hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or drying. |
| Slicing | Haircutting technique that removes the bulk and adds movement through the lengths of the hair; the shears are not completely closed |
| Slide cutting | Method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length. |
| Slithering | Also known as effilating; process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with sears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened. |
| Stationary guideline | Guideline that does not move. |
| Subsections | Smaller sections within a larger section of hair |
| Taper | Haircutting effect in which there is an even blend from very short at the hairline to longer lengths as you move up to the head; to taper is to narrow progressively at one end. |
| Tension | Amount of pressure applied when combing and hold a section |
| Texturizing | Haircutting technique designed to remove excess bulk without shortening the length; changing the appearance or behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques using shears |
| Traveling guideline | Also known as movable guideline; guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses |
| Uniform layers | Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length. |
| Weight line | Visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together. |
| diagonal back | A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face. |
| diagonal forward | A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face. |