therblig

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Definition of therblig

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Any of a set of fundamental motions required for a worker to perform a manual operation.

“Minimize your therblig until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime—and thereby gives time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.”

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By partial reversal of the name of its inventor, F. B. Gilbreth, American engineer.

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