industrial

[ in-duhs-tree-uhl ]

/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.

having many and highly developed industries: an industrial nation.

engaged in an industry or industries: industrial workers.

of or relating to the workers in industries: industrial training.

used in industry: industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics.

noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance.

noun

an industrial product: diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials.

a company engaged in industrial enterprises.

an employee in some industry, especially a manufacturing industry.

industrials, stocks and bonds of industrial companies.

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Origin of industrial

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM industrial

in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverbin·dus·tri·al·ness, nounnon·in·dus·tri·al, adjectivenon·in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverb

pre·in·dus·tri·al, adjectivepro·in·dus·tri·al, adjectivequa·si-in·dus·tri·al, adjectivequa·si-in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverbsem·i-in·dus·tri·al, adjectivesem·i-in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverbun·in·dus·tri·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH industrial

industrial , industrious

Words nearby industrial

indurate, induration, Indus, indusiate, indusium, industrial, industrial action, industrial archaeology, industrial arts, industrial democracy, industrial design

How to use industrial in a sentence

The “industrial scale” of the plant’s gene theft is also impressive, he says.
A reeking, parasitic plant lost its body and much of its genetic blueprint|Jake Buehler|February 10, 2021|Science News
Crews will remove and replace the 120-by-70-foot sign, one of the last, most visible vestiges of Baltimore’s once-mighty industrial past.
Domino Sugar is replacing its massive neon landmark in Baltimore — and hopes no one will notice a difference|Colin Campbell|February 7, 2021|Washington Post
In its analysis, that period stands in for the time before the industrial age, which began in the mid-1700s.
Analyze This: 2020 ties with 2016 for hottest year on record|Carolyn Wilke|February 3, 2021|Science News For Students
The new upgrades are already rolling out, so if you’re in charge of a giant industrial company, it’s time to get your orders in.
Boston Dynamics gave its dog-like robot a charging dock and an arm on its head|Stan Horaczek|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science

There’s something difficult to reconcile watching Spot walk up a flight of stairs in some industrial setting.
Soon Boston Dynamics’ Spot will be remotely opening doors anywhere|Brian Heater|February 2, 2021|TechCrunch
The Industrial Revolution and Victorian practically erased the holiday in England.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The folk memory of medieval community life had been wiped out by the industrial revolution.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fracking, in this regard, is no different from gypsum mining, or some kinds of industrial agriculture.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, trucks, dust, and boomtown stress are the effects of any large-scale industrial activity.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But they are serious: what large-scale fracking does is change small farm towns into industrial sites.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A considerable proportion of the industrial and commercial news is now written to an end.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It offers, to those who see it aright, the most perplexing industrial paradox ever presented in the history of mankind.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Industrial society, they say, must be reorganized from top to bottom; private industry must cease.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
But closely allied to this subject, and not inferior to it in importance, stands that of Industrial Training.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
The legal framework of the State and of obedience to the law in which industrial society is set threatens to break asunder.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for industrial

industrial

/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl) /

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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Origin of industrial

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