Definition of Person hour

1. Noun. A time unit used in industry for measuring work.

Exact synonyms: Man Hour
Group relationships: Workday, Working Day
Generic synonyms: 60 Minutes, Hour, Hr

Lexicographical Neighbors of Person Hour

persistent vegetative state
persistently
persistently growing tooth
persister
persisters
persisting
persistingly
persistive
persists
persnicketiness
persnickety
person
person-to-person
person-years
person agreement
person hour (current term)
person of color
person of colour
person of ordinary skill in the art
person of size
person to person epidemic
persona
persona grata
persona non grata
personability
personable
personableness
personably
personae
personae non gratae

Literary usage of Person hour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alternative Wastewater Collection Systems Manual (1994)
"The annual person-hour requirements are made up of normal, preventive, ... Person-Hour Estimating Factors Low High Average For normal maintenance, ..."

2. OECD Economics Glossary: English-French = Glossaire de L'économie de L'OCDE by Oecd (2006)
"... GES] operator-hour heure d'opérateur [GES] person-hour syn. man-hour д.v. reduction in working hours syn. shorter working time réduction du temps de ..."

3. Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazards (1993)
"... typically would occur on the spot, with perhaps two to four "average" buildings being reviewed per person-hour (ie, to 30 person-minutes per building). ..."

4. Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing And Employing America for a by Cosepup, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences (2007)
"Over the last half-century, yields per acre have increased about 2.5 times,4 and overall output per person-hour has increased ..."

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