therblig

[ thur-blig ]

noun

1. (in time and motion study) any of the basic elements involved in completing a given manual operation or task that can be subjected to analysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of therblig¹

1930–35, Americanism; anagram of F. B. Gilbreth (1868–1924), American engineer

Example Sentences

Every Therblig had its own symbol, and once they were painted on the wall Dad had us apply them to our household chores—bedmaking, dishwashing, sweeping, and dusting.

From Literature

Actually, a Therblig is a unit of motion or thought.

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Third comes "select,” the process of sliding the razor prior to the fourth Therblig, "grasp.”

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When Dad made a motion study, he broke down each operation into a Therblig, and then tried to reduce the time taken to perform each Therblig.

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