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

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

From Science Daily

Together, Trump said in his statement, the two men would take on “the illness industrial complex, and all the horrible chronic diseases left in its wake.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Japanese industrial giant said that it wouldn’t bring steel produced overseas to the United States, in a bid to address concerns by American workers that the $14.1 billion transaction would endanger their jobs.

From New York Times

The international research team established 52 tree islands of varying sizes and diversity of planted trees in a conventional industrial oil palm plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia.

From Science Daily

Sir Keir has been meeting world leaders over the two-day summit of the 20 biggest global economies, and is expected to unveil new trade and industrial strategies in the coming weeks.

From BBC

Related Words

• industrialized
• mechanical
• modern
• technical