industrial

[ in-duhs-tree-uh l ]
/ ɪnˈdʌs tri əl /

adjective

noun

Origin of industrial

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM industrial

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

British Dictionary definitions for nonindustrial (1 of 2)

nonindustrial
/ (ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌstrɪəl) /

adjective

not of or relating to an industrial society, place, or age

British Dictionary definitions for nonindustrial (2 of 2)

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