| A | B |
|---|
| Base Direction | Movement of the hair from scalp which makes up the first half of a shaping |
| Clockwise | Movement in the same direction as the hands of a clock. |
| Counter-Clockwise | Movement in the opposite direction as the hands of a clock. |
| Hair Direction | Flow of entire hair strand in the combout. |
| Natural Hair Growth | Growth patter of hair as determined by the shape of the follicle in the scalp. |
| Rotate | To move in a circular Direction. |
| Shaping | hair that has been formed into a pattern |
| wave | connecting shapings which alternate in direction |
| arc | last half or movement in a shaping |
| chevron | the inverted v shape that forms the curve of a shaping |
| Horizonatal Lines | Straight lines from side to side |
| Parallel Lines | two lines which run side by side and never meet |
| Open End | Opposite the base direction and is the concave portion of a shaping |
| Closed End | Circular Movement and is the convex portion of shaping. |
| Mobility | movement, amount of tightness or firmness in a curl |
| Fingerwave | Series of hair shapings connected by ridges and alternating waves. |
| Ridge | two shapings connected by a raised area |
| shallow wave | slight wave pattern |
| trough | semicircular area of a wave located between ridges. |
| Diagonal | at an angle from the vertical from angle to angle or at a slant |
| Pick-up line | parting made by the comb when sectioning for a pincurl |
| Ribboning | Combing hair in a circular manner to complete a curl and causing the bonds to temporarily create a better circular form. |
| Sculpture Curl | Another name for a pincurl |
| Slice | Remove a section of hair from a haping for making a pin curl |
| Vertical | A Line moving up and down |
| Volume | Lift or height created in hairstyle |
| Base | area attached to scalp and determines movement and direction of the curl and forms the foundation |
| Stem | Joins scalp area to the curl and determines strength and mobility of curl |
| Circle | Forms the Actual curl; determines how tight the curl will be |
| No-Stem & On Base | sits directly on the base of curl and is the tightes curl |
| Half stem or Base | sits half on and half offf the base of the curl and produces some mobility. |
| Full Stem or Off Base | Sits off Base and is loose and has the most mobility |
| Triangle Bases | Used around the hairline to prevent splits in the hairstyle |
| Square base | Brick lay or staggered produces waves with long lasting results |
| Open Centers | Produce even smooth curls |
| Closed Centers | Recommended for fine hair and for a fluffy or tighter curl is desired |
| Diameter | Distance across a circular object |
| Indentation | Curved or hollow valley in a hairstyle |
| Horizontal Brush Wave | A combination of shapings and pincurls moving in alternate directions. |
| Skip Wave | A wave pattern that combines fingerwaves and pincurls with the pincurls moving in the same direction |
