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| Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point |
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| Highest point on the top of the head |
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| Triangular section that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners |
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| Technique using diagonal line by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length |
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| Haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or over-direction ; also referred to as a one-length,zero elevation, or no-elevation cut |
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| 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 |
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| Haircutting technique similar to scissor -over-comb, except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top |
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| Parting the haircut in the oppsite way from which you cut it, to check for precision of line and shape |
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| Area of the head between the apex and back or the pariental ridge |
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| Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and ultimately the line that is cut; also known as the finger angle, finger position, cutting position, cutting angle |
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| Where and how the hair is moved over the head |
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| Angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held at, or lifted , from the head when cutting; also referred to as projection or lifting |
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| Points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head, from flat to round or vice versa |
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| Notching technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals |
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| Technique used to release weight from the subsection , allowing the hair to move more freely |
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| Graduated shape or wedge; an effect or haitcut that results from cutting the hair with tension, low to medium elevation or over direction |
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| Elevation occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees |
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| Direction in which the hair grown from the scalp ; also referred to as the natural fall or natural falling position |
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| Section of hair, located either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut, that determines the lenght the hair will be cut; also referred to as a guide; usually the first section that is cut to create a shape |
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| Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face,around the ears,and on the neck |
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| Shape of the head, which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves; also called head shape |
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| Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter |
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| Graduated effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or over-direction; the hair is cut at higer elevation, usually 90 degrees or above, which removes weight |
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| Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight |
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| Thin continous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved,horizontal,vertical, or diagonal |
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| 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 |
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| Back part of the neck; the hair below the occipital bone |
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| Version of point cutting in which the tips oof the siccors are moved toward the hair ends rather than into them; creates a chunkier effect |
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| Combing a section away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, toward a guideline; used to create increasing lengths in the interior or perimeter |
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| Cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing eachother |
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| Widest area of the head, usually starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown |
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| Line dividing the hair to the scalp that seperates one section of hair from another or creates subsections |
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| Outer line of a hairstyle |
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| Haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut "points" into the ends of the hair |
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| Texturizing technique in which the comb and razor are used on the surface of the hair |
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| Texturizing technqiue similiar to razor-over-comb, done with small circular motions |
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| Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes, such as ears,jawline,occipital bone,apex,and so on; used to establish designs lines that are proportionate |
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| To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas |
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| Haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with thge comb while the tips of the scissors are used to remove the lenghths |
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| Technique that removes bulk and adds movement through the lengths of the hair; the shears are not completely closed, and only the portion of the blades near the pivot is used |
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| Mathod of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length |
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| Process of thinning the hair to graduate lengths with shears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping he blades partially opened; also called effilating |
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| Guideline that does not move |
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| Smaller sections within a larger section of hair, used to maintain control of the hair while cutting |
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| Haircutting effect in which there is an even blend from very short at the hairline to longer lengths as you move up the head; to "taper" is to narrow progressively at one end |
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| Amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section, created by streching or pulling the section |
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| Removing excess bulk without shortening the length; changine the appearance or behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques, using shears, thinning shears, or a razor |
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| Guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses, used often when creating layers of graduation |
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| Hair is elevated tom 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same legth |
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| visual "line" in the haircut, where the ends of the hair hang together |
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