industrial
pronunciation
How to pronounce industrial in British English:
UK [ɪnˈdʌstriəl]
How to pronounce industrial in American English:
US [ɪnˈdʌstriəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or resulting from industry
- having highly developed industries
- employed in industry
- employed in industry
- suitable to stand up to hard wear
Word Origin
- industrial (adj.)
- 1774, from French industriel, from Medieval Latin industrialis, from Latin industria (see industry). Earlier the word had been used in English in a sense "resulting from labor" (1580s); the modern use is considered a reborrowing. Meaning "suitable for industrial use" is from 1904. As a style of dance music, attested from 1988. Industrial revolution was in use by 1840 to refer to recent developments and changes in England and elsewhere.
Example
- 1. That sounds suspiciously like industrial policy .
- 2. America needs an energy policy and an industrial policy .
- 3. In other words toto is a japanese industrial icon .
- 4. Last week , the dow jones industrial average rose above 10000-again .
- 5. Big industrial customers were slashing investments .