industrial
[ in-duhs-tree-uh l ]
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /
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adjective
noun
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- indus valley civilization,
- indus.,
- indusiate,
- indusium,
- indusium griseum,
- industrial action,
- industrial archaeology,
- industrial arts,
- industrial democracy,
- industrial design
Origin of industrial
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industrials
/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəlz) /
pl n
stocks, shares, and bonds of industrial enterprises
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
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industrial
1774, from French industriel, from Medieval Latin industrialis, from Latin industria (see industry). Earlier the word had been used in English in a sense "resulting from labor" (1580s); the modern use is considered a reborrowing. Meaning "suitable for industrial use" is from 1904. As a style of dance music, attested from 1988. Industrial revolution was in use by 1840 to refer to recent developments and changes in England and elsewhere.
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