industrialization

[ in-duhs-tree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

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.

Other Words From

• anti-in·dustri·al·i·zation noun
• nonin·dustri·al·i·zation noun
• over·in·dustri·al·i·zation noun
• proin·dustri·al·i·zation adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of industrialization¹

industrialize + -ation

Example Sentences

He described climate change and immigration as parts of the same problem and decried “rampant urbanization and industrialization, ever expanding cities and shrinking forests, a complete removal of man from nature.”

From Salon

Bison populations were already in steep decline by the mid-1800s, but after the Civil War, as industrialization transformed transportation, communication and mass production, the U.S.

From Salon

Instead, Vance supports economic populism and the industrialization of America’s industries, which he says would bring more jobs back to low and middle-class Americans.

From Salon

The most comprehensive is a study of mothers in Iceland over a 200-year period, spanning a range of health care access and industrialization.

From Science Daily

The spread of fast food had birthed a devoted group of civilians determined to protect local foodways and resist a shift towards industrialization and globalization.

From Salon

Related Words

• computerization
• mechanization