industrial
(adjective) suitable to stand up to hard wear; “industrial carpeting”
industrial
(adjective) having highly developed industries; “the industrial revolution”; “an industrial nation”
industrial
(adjective) employed in industry; “the industrial classes”; “industrial work”
industrial
(adjective) of or relating to or resulting from industry; “industrial output”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
industrial (comparative more industrial, superlative most industrial)
Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
Produced by such industry.
Used by such industry.
Suitable for use in such industry; industrial-grade.
Massive in scale or quantity.
Employed as manpower by such industry.
(of a society or country) Having many industries; industrialized.
(music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.
• nonindustrial
• unindustrial
industrial (countable and uncountable, plural industrials)
(dated, 19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry.
(business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
(finance) A bond or stock issued by such a company.
(film) A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.
(informal, uncountable) Industrial music.
(informal) An industrial piercing.
• diurnalist
Source: Wiktionary
In*dus"tri*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry.]
Definition: 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. The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold.
Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries.
– Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
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