industrialization

American  

[in-duhs-tree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ɪnˌdʌs tri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the large-scale introduction of manufacturing, advanced technical enterprises, and other productive economic activity into an area, society, country, etc.

2. conversion to the methods, aims, and ideals of industry and economic activity, particularly of an area that was previously underdeveloped economically.

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Other Word Forms

• anti-industrialization noun
• nonindustrialization noun
• overindustrialization noun
• proindustrialization adjective

Etymology

Origin of industrialization

industrialize + -ation

Example Sentences

After the Cuyahoga River was badly damaged by runaway industrialization, its multidecade cleanup effort required new technologies to monitor and remediate its water quality.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Think of it as the next layer of industrialization. AI increases throughput without requiring more skilled labor,” says Christin, the Carnegie Mellon professor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Starting in the early 19th century, German industrialization was closely intertwined with the country’s weapons industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

GE Vernova is developing fuel cell technology for commercialization within one to two years, with industrialization in two to three years.

From Barron's

I couldn’t resist Greg Steinmetz’s “American Rascal,” about Jay Gould and the escapades that led to American industrialization on the back of the railroads.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• computerization
• mechanization