industrial design

American  

noun

1. the art that deals with the design problems of manufactured objects, including problems of designing such objects with consideration for available materials and means of production, of designing packages, bottles, etc., for manufactured goods, and of graphic design for manufactured objects, packages, etc.

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industrial design British  

noun

1. the art or practice of designing any object for manufacture

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Other Word Forms

• industrial designer noun

Etymology

Origin of industrial design

First recorded in 1930–35