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Electricity Vocab.
Electricity Vocab.
Electric Current
Safety
Haircutting
100
A unit of electric strength
What is an amp
100
A form of energy that produces light, heat, magnetic and chemical changes
What is electricity
100
Current in which electrons move at an even rate and flow in one direction
What is DC or Direct Current
100
A device that contains a fine metal wire that allows current to flow through it
What is a fuse.
100
A cutting technique used to define the perimeter hairline
What is Outlining
200
A unit of electric resistance
What is an ohm
200
A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily
What is a conductor
200
Current in which electrons flow first in one direction and then the other
What is AC or Alternating Current
200
A reusable device that breaks the flow of current when an overload occurs.
What is a circuit breaker.
200
The square form is also referred to as
What is a box cut
300
A measure of how much electrical energy is being used
What is a watt
300
The movement of electricity along a path called a conductor
What is electric current
300
Special instrument used to change alternating to direct current
What is a rectifier
300
A safety device designed to send excess flow of electric current outside and straight into the ground outside the building.
What is a grounding wire.
300
This form has a very short exterior gradually progressing to a longer interior similar to graduated but shorter
What is Gradation
400
The technical name for any electrically powered appliance
What is a load
400
A material that does not allow the flow of electric current
What is an insulator
400
The power source most often used in a salon
What is a generator
400
Occurs when a "foreign conductor" comes in contact with a wire carrying current to a load.
What is a short circuit.
400
This shear consists of one straight blade and one serrated blade
What are taper shears
500
The application of electrical currents during treatments to the skin
What is electrotherapy
500
A unit of electric pressure
What is a volt.
500
A path on which the electrons leave the source and operate an appliance
What is a closed path
500
Occurs when more current flows than the line is designed to carry.
What is an overload.
500
As a general rule which hair type should be texturized at least an 1 & 1/2" from the scalp
What is coarse hair