industrial

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   suitable to stand up to hard wear

   industrial carpeting

2. 2
   adj

   having highly developed industries

   the industrial revolution

3. 3
   adj

   employed in industry

   the industrial classes

4. 4
   adj

   of or relating to or resulting from industry

   industrial output

5. 5
   adj

   Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

   The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.

6. 6
   adj

   Produced by such industry.

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

7. 7
   adj

   Used by such industry.

   More than a mere source of Promethean sustenance to thwart the cold and cook one's meat, wood was quite simply mankind's first industrial and manufacturing fuel.

8. 8
   adj

   Suitable for use in such industry; industrial-grade.

   This is an industrial product—it's much too strong for home use.

Etymology

From French industriel. By surface analysis, industry + -al.