What does industrial mean?

Definitions for industrial
ɪnˈdʌs tri əlin·dus·tri·al

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word industrial.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. industrialadjective

    of or relating to or resulting from industry

    "industrial output"

  2. industrialadjective

    having highly developed industries

    "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation"

  3. industrialadjective

    employed in industry

    "the industrial classes"; "industrial work"

  4. industrialadjective

    suitable to stand up to hard wear

    "industrial carpeting"

Wiktionary

  1. industrialnoun

    An employee in industry

  2. industrialnoun

    An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.

  3. industrialnoun

    A bond or stock issued by such company

  4. industrialadjective

    of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

    The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.

  5. industrialadjective

    produced by such industry

    Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless

  6. industrialadjective

    used by such industry

  7. industrialadjective

    employed as manpower by such industry

  8. industrialadjective

    having many industries; industrialized

    Italy is a part industrial, part rural nation.

  9. industrialadjective

    Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.

    a track with clashing industrial beats

ChatGPT

  1. industrial

    Industrial refers to anything related to or characterized by industry and manufacturing, including sectors related to production, distribution, and use of goods and services. These industries may involve machinery, factories or a large labor force, and they often involve big-scale operations. It can also refer to the period in history known as the Industrial Revolution when mass production and machinery significantly changed economies and societies. The term can also be used to describe something that is durable, practical, or suitable for a commercial or business environment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Industrialadjective

    consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry.]

Wikidata

  1. Industrial

    Industrial is the debut album by the band Pitchshifter. It was released in 1991 on Peaceville Records. After Industrial was released the band released a single "Death Industrial" with two new tracks that would later be released on Submit.

Editors Contribution

  1. industrial

    Relating to an industry.

    The industrial group within the chamber of commerce created various procedures for other people to engage with them.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'industrial' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #827

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'industrial' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1731

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'industrial' in Adjectives Frequency: #97

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of industrial in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of industrial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of industrial in a Sentence

  1. Greenpeace Plastics Campaigner Kate Melges:

    While utilizing less plastic is important, this announcement does not do nearly enough to address the plastic pollution crisis that the company contributes to, just because packaging is recyclable or compostable in an industrial facility, does not mean it will be recycled or composted.

  2. Deputy Agriculture Minister Yanko Ivanov:

    What we failed to do was reduce the population of wild boar, which, unfortunately, has a fairly dense concentration in the areas with industrial farms.

  3. John Abbott:

    In China, industrial demand for oil products is plateauing. If you look at our sales of industrial lubricants, they are plateauing a little bit.

  4. Mark Maslin:

    The really weird thing is, the depopulation of the Americas may have inadvertently allowed the Europeans to dominate the world, it also allowed for the Industrial Revolution and for Europeans to continue that domination.

  5. Derek Scissors:

    As I've said from the beginning, China will back off its industrial plans only when U.S. trade measures are large and lasting enough to threaten the influx of foreign exchange. Not due to announcements.

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