industrial

[ in-duhs-tree-uhl ]

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry:

   industrial production; industrial waste.

2. having many and highly developed industries:

   an industrial nation.

3. engaged in an industry or industries:

   industrial workers.

4. of or relating to the workers in industries:

   industrial training.

5. used in industry:

   industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics.

6. noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance.

noun

1. an industrial product:

   diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials.

2. a company engaged in industrial enterprises.
3. an employee in some industry, especially a manufacturing industry.
4. industrials, stocks and bonds of industrial companies.

industrial

/ ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of industry
2. employed in industry

   the industrial workforce

3. relating to or concerned with workers in industry

   industrial conditions

4. used in industry

   industrial chemicals

Derived Forms

• inˈdustrially, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrial¹

First recorded in 1580–90; industry + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"While they are not profitable for large-scale industrial mining, they are profitable for small-scaling mining," he told the BBC Focus on Africa podcast.

From BBC

However, this process is difficult to implement on an industrial scale due to the massive amount of energy required for these systems to operate.

From Science Daily

Part of the group’s task — cutting down the number of federal regulations — would be providing “sound industrial logic for mass head-count reductions across the federal bureaucracy,” Mr. Musk and Mr. Ramaswamy wrote.

From New York Times

At least 36 people have been killed and 50 others injured in Israeli air strikes on residential buildings and an industrial area in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, Syrian state media report.

From BBC

Additionally, findings may have significant implications for industrial process engineering.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• industrialized
• mechanical
• modern
• technical