Haircutting serves as the ........................... for all other hair designs.
What is foundation
100
All haircuts are composed of lines, sections and ...................
What is angles
100
A zero-elevation cut is also known as a ........................................ cut.
What is no elevation
100
What guidelines are used when creating layered or graduated haircuts?
What is traveling guide
100
What implement is used to create short tapers, fades and flat tops?
What is clipper
200
The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, is known as the .......................................
What is parietal ridge
200
The two basic lines used in haircutting are straight and ............................
What is curved
200
When elevating the hair at 90 degrees or higher you are ...................................
What is removing weight
200
Combing hair away from its natural falling position, rather than straight out from the head, toward a guideline, is called ........................................
What is overdirection
200
What implement is used to create clean lines around the perimeter of a short taper?
What is trimmers
300
The highest point of the head is known as the ........................
What is apex
300
A technique of using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length is called ...........................
What is beveling
300
The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape is known as the ...................................
What is cutting line
300
The direction in which the hair grows from the scalp is called the ....................................
What is growth pattern
300
The method of manufacturing shears whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and cooled is called .............................
What is casting
400
The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge is known as the ...........................
What is crown
400
What technique is necessary to help control the hair and produce a more uniform cut?
What is sectioning
400
What subsection of hair determines the length that the hair will be cut?
What is guideline
400
The ............................. of the hair will determine the size of the subsection when cutting.
What is density
400
The technique of holding the scissor with the ring and little fingers of the opposite hand while the hair is combed is called ........................................
What is palming the shear
500
The triangular section of hair that begins at the apex and ends at the front corners of the head is known as the .............................................
What is bang area
500
The angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held or elevated from the head when cutting is called ................................
What is elevation
500
The guideline located at the perimeter of the cut is called the ..........................................
What is outer line
500
The primary implement used to remove bulk from the hair is known as the texturizing shear or .........................
What is thinning shear
500
The amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection is called ..............................