Meaning & use
Cyclograph
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An instrument or device used to trace or record circular or repetitive motion, historically used in engineering and time-and-motion studies to chart the path of a moving object.
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Early efficiency experts used a cyclograph to record the path of a worker's hand movements.
The draftsman used a cyclograph to trace perfectly smooth arcs onto the blueprint.
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The device is closely associated with the pioneering time-and-motion studies of engineers Frank and Lillian Gilbreth in the early twentieth century.
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