adj
Freq #5964
Meanings
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1
adj
Relating to industry and the making of goods in factories.
The city grew quickly during the industrial revolution.
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2
adj
Having many factories and a lot of manufacturing.
This is one of the most industrial regions in the country.
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3
adj
Made or used for industry, and usually very strong or large.
The cleaner is industrial strength, so it is too strong for home use.
Thesaurus
Opposites
nonindustrialunindustrial
Word family
Forms
industrials
Derived forms
agroindustrialanti-industrialantiindustrialbioindustrialindustrial-gradeindustrial-strengthindustrialiseindustrialismindustrialistindustrializationindustrializeindustrially
Related forms
industrious
Etymology
From French industriel. By surface analysis, industry + -al.
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