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industrial

American  
[in-duhs-tree-uhl] / ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

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 British  
/ 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
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Etymology

Origin of industrial

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

Example Sentences

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Flitting between organic and industrial, they are a pleasure to inspect as the slight variations in each give them individual personalities that grow the longer one spends with them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earnings came in well short of estimates, and management announced a plan to separate its automotive business from its industrial one.

From Barron's

With this handle in place, the modified molecule can be transformed into a wide range of products, from pharmaceutical ingredients to common industrial chemicals.

From Science Daily

"The moderation was expectedly driven by the agriculture and the non-manufacturing industrial sectors," she said in a note.

From Barron's

One is industrial metals, aluminum and copper in particular, which are clear beneficiaries of the electrification story, he says.

From MarketWatch

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