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therblig
[ thur-blig ]
noun
- (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.
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Origin of therblig1
1930–35, Americanism; anagram of F. B. Gilbreth (1868–1924), American engineer
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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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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.
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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.â€
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