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industrial (iou)



industrial adjective & noun. L15.
[from (the same root as) INDUSTRY + -AL1; later after French industriel.]
A. adjective.
Pertaining to or of the nature of industry or productive labour; resulting from industry; engaged in or connected with industry, esp. with manufacturing. L15.
J. L. Motley Such of the industrial classes as could leave..had wandered away to Holland and England. U. Bentley The city's buildings were still charred with two hundred years of industrial soot.
Of a substance or material: of a quality suitable for industrial use. E20.
Characterized by highly developed industries. E20.
J. D. Bernal Only the industrial countries of Europe..contributed to modern science.
Special collocations: industrial action action such as a strike or working to rule taken by employees. industrial archaeology the branch of archaeology that deals with the equipment and workings of industry in former times. industrial disease a disease contracted in the course of employment, esp. in a factory. industrial dispute a dispute between employers and employees. industrial espionage spying directed towards discovering the secrets of a rival manufacturer or other industrial company. industrial estate an area of land devoted to industrial use, usu. with an integrated plan. industrial injury: sustained in the course of employment, esp. in a factory. industrial MELANISM. industrial park = industrial estate above. industrial relations: between employers and employees. industrial revolution the rapid development of a nation's industry through the introduction of machines, esp. (freq. with cap. initials) in Britain in the late 18th and early 19th cents. industrial school Hist. a school established in Britain in the 19th cent. to enable needy children to learn a trade. industrial tribunal: see TRIBUNAL noun.
b. noun.
A person engaged in industrial activities. M19.
(A share in) a joint-stock industrial enterprise. L19.
industrialism noun a social or economic system arising from the existence of great industries; the organization of industrial occupations: M19.
industrialist noun a person engaged in or connected with (the management or ownership of) industry; a manufacturer: M19.
industrially adverb M19.