therblig

English

The eighteen stylized symbols representing the standard therbligs.

Etymology

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

Noun

therblig (plural therbligs)

1. (time and motion study) Any of a set of fundamental motions required for a worker to perform a manual operation.
   • 1973, Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love:

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

Anagrams

• Gilbreth, blighter