Highest point on the top of the head.

Haircutting technique using a diagonal lines by cutting hair ends with a slight increase or decrease in length.

AKA "one-length haircut";

haircut in which all the hair comes to one hanging level, forming a weight line or area; hair is cut with no elevation or overdirection.

Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair, resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and partially closing the shears.

Method of manufacturing shears; a metal forming process whereby molten steel is poured into a mold and, once the metal is cooled, takes on the shape of the mold.

Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb, except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top.

Parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut it in order to check for precision of line and shape.

Area of the head between the apex and back of the parietal ridge.

Angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and, ultimately, the line that is cut;

AKA: finger angle, finger position, cutting position, or cutting angle

A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from the face.

A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward the face.

Where and how hair is moved over the head.

AKA "slithering";

process of thinning the hair to graduated lengths with shears; cutting the hair with a sliding movement of the shears while keeping the blades partially opened.

AKA "projection" or "lifting";

the degree at which a subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting.

Process of working metal to a finished shape by hammering or pressing.

Points on the head that signal a change in the shape of the head, from flat to round or vice versa.

Haircutting technique in which pieces of hair are snipped out at random intervals.

Haircutting technique used to release weight from the subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely.

Slow or immediate buildup of weight; an effect or haircut that results from cutting the hair with tension, low to medium elevation, or overdirection.

Elevation that occurs when a section is lifted above 0 degrees.

Direction in which the hair grows from the scalp;

AKA "natural fall" or "natural falling" position

AKA "guide";

section of hair, located either at the perimeter or the interior of the cut, which determines the length the hair will be cut. Usually the first section that is cut to create shape.

Hair that grows at the outermost perimeter along the face, around the ears, and on the neck.

AKA "head shape";

the shape of the head, which greatly affects the way the hair falls and behaves.

Inner or internal part.

Guideline that is inside the haircut rather than on the perimeter.

Effect achieved by cutting the hair with elevation or over direction; the hair is cut at higher elevations, usually 90 degrees or above, which removes weight.

Create movement and volume in the hair by releasing weight.

Thin, continuous mark used as a guide; can be straight or curved, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

Haircut in which the hair is cut at a 90-degree elevation and then overdirected to maintain length and weight at the perimeter.

Back part of the neck; the hair below the occipital bone.

Hair cutting technique, a version of point cutting, in which the tips of the shears are moved toward the hair ends rather than into them; creates a chunkier effect.

Bone that protrudes at the base of the skull.

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.

Cutting position in which the palms of both hands are facing each other.

Widest area of the head, usually starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown.

Line dividing the hair at the scalp, separating one section of hair from another, creating subsections.

Outer line of a hairstyle.

Rotates from the central point;

AKA "pie shape sections";

used for layering and graduating.

Haircutting technique in which the tips of the shears are used to cut points into the ends of the hair.

Texturizing technique in which the comb and the razor are used on the surface of the hair.

Texturizing technique similar to razor-over-comb, done with circular motions.

Points on the head that mark where the surface of the head changes or behavior of the hair changes; used to establish design lines that are proportionate.

AKA "shear-over-comb";

Haircutting technique in which the hair is held in place with the comb while the tips of the shears are used to remove length.

To divide the hair by parting into uniform working areas for control. During haircutting, the working areas of the hair. Working in smaller areas gives better control.

When hair contracts or lifts through the action of moisture loss or dying.

Haircutting technique that removes weight 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.

Method of cutting or layering the hair in which the fingers and shears glide along the edge of the hair to remove length.

Guideline that does not move.

Smaller sections within a larger section of hair, used to maintain control of the hair while cutting.

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.

Amount of pressure applied when combing and holding a section, created by stretching or pulling the section.

Haircutting technique designed to remove excess bulk without shortening the length;

changing the appearance of behavior of the hair through specific haircutting techniques using shears, thinning shears, or a razor.

AKA "moveable guideline";

guideline that moves as the haircutting progresses, used often when creating lines of graduation.

Hair is elevated to 90 degrees from the scalp and cut at the same length.

Visual line in the haircut where the ends of the hair hang together.