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Meaning of "man-hour" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAN-HOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAN-HOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Man-Hour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAN-HOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Man-hour

A man-hour or person-hour is the amount of work performed by the average worker in one hour. It is used in written "estimates" for estimation of the total amount of uninterrupted labour required to perform a task. For example, researching and writing a college paper might require twenty man-hours. Preparing a family banquet from scratch might require ten man-hours. Man-hours do not take account of the breaks that people generally require from work, e.g. for rest, eating, and other bodily functions. They only count pure labour. Managers count the man-hours and add break time to estimate the amount of time a task will actually take to complete. Thus, while one college course's written paper might require twenty man-hours to carry out, it almost certainly will not get done in twenty consecutive hours. Its progress will be interrupted by work for other courses, meals, sleep, and other distractions.

Definition of man-hour in the English dictionary

The definition of man-hour in the dictionary is a unit for measuring work in industry, equal to the work done by one man in one hour.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAN-HOUR

man orchid
man up
man-at-arms
man-bag
man-child
man-day
man-eater
man-eating
man-hater
man-made
man-made fabric
man-made fibre
man-mark
man-mountain
man-o´-war bird
man-of-war
man-of-war bird
man-sized
man-to-man
man-to-man marking

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAN-HOUR

ampere-hour
dinner hour
eleventh hour
flower-of-an-hour
H-hour
half an hour
half-hour
happy hour
horsepower-hour
hour
kilowatt-hour
lunch hour
peak-hour
quarter-hour
rush hour
the hour
the witching hour
twenty-four-hour
watt-hour
zero hour

Synonyms and antonyms of man-hour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «man-hour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAN-HOUR

Find out the translation of man-hour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of man-hour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «man-hour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hora-hombre
570 millions of speakers

English

man-hour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आदमी घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل ساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

человек - час
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hora-homem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানুষ ঘন্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

heure de travail
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lelaki jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeitsstunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

工数
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

1인 1시간 노동량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wong jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người đàn ông giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனிதன் மணி நேர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मनुष्य-तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir saatlik çalışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ora di lavoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Człowiek -godzinny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

людина- годину
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

om - oră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργατοώρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

man -uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mantimme
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidstime
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of man-hour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAN-HOUR»

The term «man-hour» is regularly used and occupies the 81.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAN-HOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «man-hour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «man-hour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about man-hour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAN-HOUR»

Discover the use of man-hour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to man-hour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Estimator's Equipment Installation Man-Hour Manual
This new edition is expanded to include 26 new man-hour tables on compressors, dryers, dampers, filters, coolers, and heaters.
John S. Page, 1999
2
Estimator's Piping Man-Hour Manual
This new edition has been expanded and updated to include installation of pneumatic mechanical instrumentation, which is used in monitoring various process systems.
John S. Page, 1999
3
Estimator's Electrical Man-Hour Manual
This manual's latest edition continues to be the best source available for making accurate, reliable man-hour estimates for electrical installation.
John S. Page, 1999
4
Estimator's Man-hour Manual on Heating, Air Conditioning, ...
John S. Page has received the Award of Merit from the American Association of Cost Engineers in recognition of outstanding service and cost engineering
John S. Page, 1978
5
Estimator's General Construction Man-hour Manual
This book contain topics about - Demolition; Site-Grading and Structural Excavation; Site Drainage Pipe & Structures; Site Improvements; Sheet & Foundation Piling; Formwork; Reinforcing Steel and Mesh; Miscellaneous Embedded Items; Concrete ...
John S. Page, 1977
6
Handbook of labor statistics
Contains digests of the material published by the Bureau of sufficiently recent date to be of present-day interest and value.
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1947
7
A Guide to Ship Repair Estimates in Man-Hours
Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate ...
Don Butler, 2012
8
Guide to Ship Repair Estimates (in Man-hours)
Expert ship surveyor Don Butler shares a lifetime's ship repair costing experience in this unique resource for accurate cost estimation and planning Includes hard to come by information on typical ship repair labor expectations for accurate ...
Don Butler, 2000
9
Productivity and the economy: a chartbook
1963-79 (output per man-hour). 1960-77 (output per man-hour). 5 1961-76 ( output per man-hour). 6 1969-79 (prices). 7 1964-79 (prices), n.a. =not available. Table 19. Output per employee hour and compensation per employee 91. Output per ...
United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1981
10
comparative productivity in british and american industry
In the same period the increase in the U.S. amounted to 71% in output per wage- earner and to 133% in output per man-hour. In both respects the rate of increase was higher, in terms of man-hours nearly twice as high, in the U.S. than in ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAN-HOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term man-hour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Principal Electrical Engineer
... the department head in relation to running the departments day to day activities Support department head producing Fee proposals and Man-hour estimates. «OilOnline, Jul 15»
2
ILWU man-hours, wages rise despite stagnant West Coast volume
According to man-hour and container volume statistics posted on the website of the Pacific Maritime Association, the number of man-hours paid ... «JOC.com, Jul 15»
3
Beyond Greece, the world is filled with debt crises
Too many people living unhealthy lives (which costs businesses both man-hours and productivity per man-hour) that cost more to develop than ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Preparation For The Annual Thunderfest In Bowling Green
"Today is sort of our man-hour preparation. We set up all of our fencing for the area to block off the Corvette Museum, and sort of design how ... «WBKO, Jul 15»
5
Halifax Macdonald Bridge upgrade set to start
"This is probably the largest single project we have ever done from a dollar and man-hour perspective," says Ross, adding it is only the second ... «Daily Commercial News, Jul 15»
6
'One-For-Two' Design Demonstrates Benefits Of Consistency For …
As Table 1 shows, the schedule compression has, additionally, led to significant fabrication man-hour reductions on both the hull and topsides. «E&P, Jul 15»
7
Christopher Cline: Coal King, Billionaire Playboy, or Both?
Three of these are the most productive mines in the Illinois Basin based on tons mined per man-hour. For the top two mines, the lead is huge ... «Motley Fool, Jun 15»
8
Spencer Takes a Chance on Gaming Law
In the month of May, the fire department reported six first responder calls and 56 man-hour responses averaging 5.5 responders per call. «ithaca.com, Jun 15»
9
Constructors Excited To Drive Parkway (Gallery)
“I always look at it man-hour-wise, and there were definitely millions and millions of man hours. All of the unions who built the thing set records ... «BlackburnNews.com, Jun 15»
10
Clearing agents to shut Lagos ports over gridlock
... the major issues to be discussed, saying with the gridlock, economic activities in the ports had collapsed and man-hour loss was enormous. «BusinessDay, Jun 15»

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