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Motion Study

Definition: Motion Study

Motion Study

Noun

1. An analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definition: Motion Study

DomainDefinition

Mining

A technical investigation of the essential movements of a worker when performing a specific task, and assessing the results with the objective of reducing labor and increasing work performance. The study may also include the layout tasks, availability of tools or materials, and thedesign of new methods. See also:time study. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Motion Study

Synonyms: time study (n), time-and-motion study (n), time-motion study (n), work study (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Motion Study

DomainTitle

Books

  • Motion Study and Violin Bowing (reference)

  • Ie for the Shop Floor: Productivity Through Motion Study (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Image Slideshow: Motion Study

Illustrations:
Motion Study

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Expressions: Motion Study

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "motion study": time-and-motion study, time-motion study.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Motion Study

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

time and motion study

42

motion study

10

lean manufacturing motion study time

7

frederick motion study taylors time

5

gilbreths motion study

2

frederick motion study taylor time

2
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Modern Translation: Motion Study

Language Translations for "motion study"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Finnish

  

työntutkimus (time and motion study, work study). (various references)

   

German

  

Bewegungs Zeit Untersuchung. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

munkaidő felvétel (time and motion study), időelemzés (time and motion study). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

otionmay udystay

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Motion Study

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-i-m-n-o-o-s-t-t-u-y"

-3 letters: dismount, monodist, moondust, nodosity.

-4 letters: dimouts, dominos, isonomy, motions, moutons, muttons, muttony, ominous, outmost.

-5 letters: dimout, dittos, domino, donuts, duomos, inmost, iodous, mondos, monist, monody, motion, mottos, mounds, mounts, mouton, mutiny, mutons, mutton, myosin, nodous, nudism, nudist, nudity, odious, odiums, ootids, osmund, ostium, ostomy, outsin, outsit, simony, simoon, smutty, snooty, snotty, snouty, sodium.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Motion Study


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 6F 74 69 6F 6E      53 74 75 64 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01101111 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 00100000 01010011 01110100 01110101 01100100 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#111 &#116 &#105 &#111 &#110 &#32 &#83 &#116 &#117 &#100 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 006F 0074 0069 006F 006E      0053 0074 0075 0064 0079

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

47818675818025386877091

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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