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

A pay offer aimed at avoiding industrial action by unions has been put on the table by Health Minister Mike Nesbitt.

From BBC

At a time when the land that racetracks sit on has become so valuable that developers are paying record sums to tear them down and build industrial parks in their place, buying a race that is run on city streets was a smart investment on a number of levels.

From Los Angeles Times

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite closed at record highs last week, with most stocks edging upward this week following a pause on Tuesday.

From Salon

While gesturing to free markets, he called on Vance to implement an industrial policy rooted in the defense industry, which would, in some ways, continue President Joe Biden’s project of military Keynesianism.

From Salon

A fourth teaching union in Northern Ireland, the NEU, is also going to ask its members if they should hold a formal ballot for industrial action.

From BBC

Related Words

• industrialized
• mechanical
• modern
• technical