industrial

[ in-duhs-tree-uh l ]

/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

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.

Origin of industrial

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM industrial

in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverb in·dus·tri·al·ness, noun non·in·dus·tri·al, adjective non·in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverb

pre·in·dus·tri·al, adjective pro·in·dus·tri·al, adjective qua·si-in·dus·tri·al, adjective qua·si-in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverb sem·i-in·dus·tri·al, adjective sem·i-in·dus·tri·al·ly, adverb un·in·dus·tri·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH industrial

industrial industrious

Words nearby industrial

indus valley civilization, indus., indusiate, indusium, indusium griseum, industrial, industrial action, industrial archaeology, industrial arts, industrial democracy, industrial design

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He is, industrially speaking, without visible means of support.

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The phenomenon is common to all industrially advanced countries.

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Socially, industrially, commercially the wide world is almost a unit.

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British Dictionary definitions for industrially

industrial

/ (ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of industry

employed in industry the industrial workforce

relating to or concerned with workers in industry industrial conditions

used in industry industrial chemicals

Derived forms of industrial

industrially, adverb

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adjective

Derived forms of industrial

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industrial

adjective

noun

Origin of industrial

OTHER WORDS FROM industrial

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Words nearby industrial

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