industrial
[in-duhs-tree-uh l]
- 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.
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Origin of industrial
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Examples from the Web for pre-industrial
Historical Examples
This is a return to pre-industrial times when artisans ruled the economic scene.
After the RainSam Vaknin
This view is, of course, derived from the Confucian tradition, and is more or less true in a pre-industrial society.
The Problem of ChinaBertrand Russell
industrial
- 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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Word Origin and History for pre-industrial
industrial
adj.
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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