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54 Cards in this Set
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Angle
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Space between two lines or surface that increase at a given point
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Apex
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Highest point on top of the head
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Beveling
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Hair cutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length
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Blunt haircut
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Also known as a one length haircuts haircut in which all the here comes to one hanging level for me a wait line or area hair is cut with no elevation or over direction
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Carving
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Hair cutting technique done by placing the still blades into the hair and resting it on the scalp and then moving this shears through thehair while opening and partially closed in this shears
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Cast
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Method of manufacturing shears a metal forming process whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and once the mold is cool take on the shape of the mold
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clipper over comb
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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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Cross checking
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Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for precision of line and shape
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crown
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Area of the head between the apex and that of the parietle Ridge
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Cutting line
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Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting and ultimately the line that is cut also known as finger angle finger position cutting position or cutting angle
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Distribution
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Where and how hair is moved over the head
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Elevation
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Also known as projection or lifting angle or degree at which a subsection of hair is held or lifted from the head when cutting
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Forged
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Process of working metal to a finish it shape by hammering or pressing
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Four corners
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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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Free hand notching
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Haircut technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals
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Free hand slicing
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Hair cutting technique used to release weight from the subsection allowing the hair to move more freely
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Graduated haircuts
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Graduated shape or wedge and effect or hair cut the results from cutting the hair with tension low to medium elevation or over directions
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Graduation
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Elevation occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees
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Growth pattern
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Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp also referred to as natural fall or natural falling position
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Guideline
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Also known as guide section of hair located either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut that determines the length of the hair will be cut usually the first section that is cut to create a shape
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Hairline
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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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Head form
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Also known as head shape shape of the head which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves
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Interior
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Inner or interior part
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Interior guideline
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Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter
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Layered haircuts
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Graduated effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or over directions the haircut is great higher elevations usually 90 degrees or above which moves weight
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Layers
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Created movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight
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Line
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Thin continuous mark used as a guide to me straight curved horizontal vertical or diagonal
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Long layered haircut
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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 increasing layers towards the peimeter
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Nape
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Back part of the neck the hair below the occipital bone
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notching
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haircutting technique a version of point cutting in which the tips of the scissors are moved toward the hair ends rather than into them creates a chunkier effect
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occipital bone
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bone that protrudes at the base of the skull
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overdirection
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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 length in the interioror perimeter
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palm to palm
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cutting position in which the palns of both hands are facing each other
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parietal ridge
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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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part/parting
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line dividing the hair at the scalp separating one section of hair from another creating subsections
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perimeter
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outer line of a hair style
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point cutting
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haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears arw used to cut point into the ends of the hair
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razor over comb
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texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair
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razor rotation
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texturizing technique similar to razor over comb done with small circular motions
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reference points
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points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or the behavior of the hair changes suas ears jawline occipital bone apex and so on usef to establish design linesthat are proportionate
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scissors over comb
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also known as shear over comb haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb whil5the tips of the scissors arw used to remove the lengths
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sections
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to divide the hair by parting into the uniform working areas for control
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shrinkage
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when hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or drying
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slicing
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haircutting technique that removes bulk and adds movement through the lengths of the hair the shears are not completely closed and only portion of the blades near the pivot is used
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slide cutting
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method of cutting or thinning the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove lenght
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slithering
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also known as effilating processof thinning the to graduated lengths with shears cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened
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stationary guidelines
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guidelines that doed not move
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subsections
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smaller sections within a larger section of hair usedto maintain control of the hair while cutting
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taper
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haircutting effect in which there is an even blend from very short ay the hairline to longer lengths as you move upbthe head to taper is to narrow progressively at one end
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tension
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amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section created by stretching or pulling the section
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texturizing
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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 thinning shears or a razor
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traveling guideline
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also known as movable guideline . guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses used often when creating layers or graduation
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uniform lsyers
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hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length
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weight lines
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vidual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together
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