Chapter 11 haircutting Cima Milady
questions with answers
angle - correct answer ✔✔Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
Beveling - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends
with a slight increase or decrease in length
blunt haircut - correct answer ✔✔Also known as a 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
carving - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair
and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and
partially closing the shears
Cast shears - correct answer ✔✔shears made by pouring molten steel into a mold
clipper-over-comb - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb,
except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top
cross-checking - correct answer ✔✔parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut
it in order to check for precision of line and shape
cutting line - correct answer ✔✔also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position, or
cutting angle; angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and, ultimately, the line that is
cut
, Diagonal back - correct answer ✔✔A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from
the face
Diagonal forward - correct answer ✔✔A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward
the face
Distribution - correct answer ✔✔where and how hair is moved over the head
Effilating - correct answer ✔✔Also known as 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
Elevation - correct answer ✔✔also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a
subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting
fade - correct answer ✔✔fade line blended from short to long with clippers or shears-over-
comb technique
Finger angle - correct answer ✔✔also known as cutting position, cutting angle (using degrees),
cutting line, finger position; angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that
creates the end shape; can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal
Forged shears - correct answer ✔✔made via a process of working metal to a finished shape by
hammering or pressing; more durable than casted shears
free-hand notching - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique in which pieces of hair are
snipped out at random intervals
free-hand slicing - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique used to release weight from the
subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely
questions with answers
angle - correct answer ✔✔Space between two lines or surfaces that intersect at a given point
Beveling - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique using diagonal lines by cutting hair ends
with a slight increase or decrease in length
blunt haircut - correct answer ✔✔Also known as a 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
carving - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique done by placing the still blade into the hair
and resting it on the scalp, and then moving the shears through the hair while opening and
partially closing the shears
Cast shears - correct answer ✔✔shears made by pouring molten steel into a mold
clipper-over-comb - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique similar to scissor-over-comb,
except that the clippers move side to side across the comb rather than bottom to top
cross-checking - correct answer ✔✔parting the haircut in the opposite way from which you cut
it in order to check for precision of line and shape
cutting line - correct answer ✔✔also known as finger angle, finger position, cutting position, or
cutting angle; angle at which the fingers are held when cutting, and, ultimately, the line that is
cut
, Diagonal back - correct answer ✔✔A type of diagonal line that creates movement away from
the face
Diagonal forward - correct answer ✔✔A type of diagonal line that creates movement toward
the face
Distribution - correct answer ✔✔where and how hair is moved over the head
Effilating - correct answer ✔✔Also known as 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
Elevation - correct answer ✔✔also known as projection or lifting; angle or degree at which a
subsection of hair is held, or lifted, from the head when cutting
fade - correct answer ✔✔fade line blended from short to long with clippers or shears-over-
comb technique
Finger angle - correct answer ✔✔also known as cutting position, cutting angle (using degrees),
cutting line, finger position; angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that
creates the end shape; can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal
Forged shears - correct answer ✔✔made via a process of working metal to a finished shape by
hammering or pressing; more durable than casted shears
free-hand notching - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique in which pieces of hair are
snipped out at random intervals
free-hand slicing - correct answer ✔✔Haircutting technique used to release weight from the
subsection, allowing the hair to move more freely
