industrial

[in-duhs-tree-uhl]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry.

   industrial production; industrial waste.

2. having many and highly developed industries.

   an industrial nation.

3. engaged in an industry or industries.

   industrial workers.

4. of or relating to the workers in industries.

   industrial training.

5. used in industry.

   industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics.

6. noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance.

noun

1. an industrial product.

   diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials.

2. a company engaged in industrial enterprises.

3. an employee in some industry, especially a manufacturing industry.

4. industrials, stocks and bonds of industrial companies.

industrial

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of industry

2. employed in industry

   the industrial workforce

3. relating to or concerned with workers in industry

   industrial conditions

4. used in industry

   industrial chemicals

Other Word Forms

• industrially adverb
• industrialness noun
• nonindustrial adjective
• nonindustrially adverb
• preindustrial adjective
• proindustrial adjective
• quasi-industrial adjective
• quasi-industrially adverb
• semi-industrial adjective
• semi-industrially adverb
• unindustrial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial¹

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Adam Feist, a professor at the University of California, San Diego who evolves microbes for industrial applications, says he appreciates E. coli for its many useful features.

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In front of the defence sits a more positionally strict and industrial midfield duo.

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In nearby Fratton, a former industrial part of Portsmouth now largely residential, we see what the police are up against.

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The prospect of more industrial action - resident doctor members of the British Medical Association are still in dispute with the government - could further complicate matters, it added.

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An industrial estate is being evacuated following a "serious" explosion.

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