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industrial

[ in-duhs-tree-uhl ]
/ ÉŖnˈdʌs tri əl /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of industrial

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM industrial

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH industrial

industrial , industrious
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How to use industrial in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for industrial

industrial
/ (ÉŖnˈdʌstrÉŖÉ™l) /

adjective
of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of industry
employed in industrythe industrial workforce
relating to or concerned with workers in industryindustrial conditions
used in industryindustrial chemicals

Derived forms of industrial

industrially, adverb
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