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Haircutting serves as the ........................... for all other hair designs.

 foundation

100

All haircuts are composed of lines, sections and ...................

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?

 traveling guide

100

What implement is used to create short tapers, fades and flat tops?

 clipper

200

The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, is known as the .......................................

 parietal ridge

200

The two basic lines used in haircutting are straight and ............................

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 ........................................

 overdirection

200

What implement is used to create clean lines around the perimeter of a short taper?

 trimmers

300

The highest point of the head is known as the ........................

 apex

300

A technique of using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length is called ...........................

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 ....................................

 growth pattern

300

The method of manufacturing shears whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and cooled is called .............................

 casting

400

The area of the head between the apex and the back of the parietal ridge is known as the ...........................

 crown

400

What technique is necessary to help control the hair and produce a more uniform cut?

 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.

 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 ........................................

 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 .............................................

 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 ..........................................

 outer line

500

The primary implement used to remove bulk from the hair is known as the texturizing shear or .........................

thinning shear

500

The amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a subsection is called ..............................

 tension

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