Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyclegraph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-cle-graph
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photograph produced by attaching tiny lights to a moving person or object and using a long exposure to see the path of movement.

Example Sentences

"But this cyclegraph of Barnes, made by Frank B. Gilbreth for Walter Camp and Golf Illustrated, disproves the maxim utterly."
"A cyclegraph is able to show all three aspects, i.e. workers, workplace layout and the path of movements; however, if fails to indicate about the direction and speed of movement."
"The cyclegraph first created the problem of inefficiency by recording it and making it visible."

Etymology

Coined by Frank B. Gilbreth as cyle + graph to highlight the repetitive and cyclical nature of the work processes he was photographing.

Inflected Forms

cyclegraphs (plural)

Derived Forms

chronocyclegraph

Questions

What does cyclegraph mean?: A photograph produced by attaching tiny lights to a moving person or object and using a long exposure to see the path of movement.
Where does cyclegraph come from?: Coined by Frank B. Gilbreth as cyle + graph to highlight the repetitive and cyclical nature of the work processes he was photographing.

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