Q. D quiz

• Alignment


  The relation of parts of the whole of writing or line of individual letters in words to the baseline
• Angular forms


  Sharp, straight strokes that are made by stopping the pen and changing direction before continuing
• Arcade forms


  Forms that look like arches rounded on the top and open at the bottom
• Characteristics


  Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document examination commonly called to as the identifying details
• Collation


  Side by side comparison; collation as used in this text means the critical comparison on side by side examination
• Comparison


  The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh their identifying qualities: it refers not only a visual but also the mental act in which the element of one item are related to the counterparts of the other
• Disguised writing


  A writer may deliberately try to alter his usual writing habits in hopes of hiding his identity. The results, regardless of their effectiveness are termed disguised writing
• Downstroke


  The movement of the pen toward the writer
• Form


  The writer's chosen writing style. The way the writing looks, whether it is copybook, elaborated, simplified or printed
• Characteristics


  Any property or mark which distinguishes and in document examination, commonly called the identifying details
• Collation


  Side by side comparison; collation as used in this text means the critical comparison on side by side examination
• Comparison


  The act of setting two or more items side by side to weigh their identifying qualities; it refers not only a visual but also the mental act in which the elements of one item are related to the counterparts of the other
• Disguised writing


  A writer may deliberately try to alter his usual writing habits in hopes of hiding his identity. The results, regardless of their effectiveness are termed disguised writing
• Downstroke


  The movement of the pen toward the writer
• Form


  The writer's chosen writing style. The way the writing looks, whether it is copybook, elaborated, simplified or printed
• Garland forms


  A cup-like connected form that is open at the top and rounded on the bottom
• Gestalt


  The German word that means "complete" or "whole". A good gestalt needs nothing added or taken away to make it look right. Also a school of handwriting analysis that looks at handwriting as a whole picture
• Graphoanalysis


  The study of handwriting based on the two fundamental strokes, the curve and the straight strokes
• Graphometry


  Analysis by comparison and measurement
• Graphology


  The art of determining character disposition and amplitude of a person from the study of handwriting. It also means the scientific study and analysis of handwriting, especially with reference to forgeries and questioned documents
• Handlettering


  Any disconnected style of writing in which each letter is written separately, also called handprinting
• Letter space


  The amount of space left between letters