industrial
1 of 2adjective
in·dus·tri·al in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
also : heavy-duty
an industrial zipper
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
industrially
in-ˈdə-strē-ə-lē
adverb industrial
2 of 2noun
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Example Sentences
Adjective There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
Recent Examples on the Web
Harold Maass, The Week, 26 Aug. 2022 Russian forces failed to capture the capital, Kyiv, but now control large swaths of Ukraine’s south and east, where Moscow has refocused most of its forces in the industrial Donbas region. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Western countries including the United States are sending Ukraine more heavy weaponry to try to counter Moscow’s military superiority in the battle for the country’s industrial heartland, but Ukraine has repeatedly appealed for additional armaments. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 Prepare yourself for industrial-sized messes with this heavy-duty mop from Rubbermaid. Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Yet the war’s indifferent power politics, industrial-scale killing, and fierce nationalist passions also seemed, as many analysts and others at the time observed, dramatic confirmation of Freud’s views. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Increases have largely fallen on residential customers as opposed to industrial customers, Bunch said. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 Soaring prices for electricity have forced some industrial operations in Europe to announce shutdowns in recent weeks, including energy-intensive metal forging operations. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 While some climate activists have fretted that the law does not punish fossil-fuel companies enough, centrists have argued that its complicated industrial policy would have been better as a simple carbon tax. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 That means those five companies' sector weighting is roughly equal to the combination of three of the stock market's weakest sectors: financials (10%), industrials (8%) and energy (3%). Matt Egan, CNN, 27 May 2020 The industrials sector, for example, includes the airline industry as well as the construction industry, while the health care sector includes everything from hospitals to medical-device makers and biotech companies. Dallas News, 24 May 2020 Wall Street looked set for losses, with the future contract for the S&P 500 down 2.1%, while the contract for the Dow industrials lost 2.5%. Elaine Kurtenbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials slid 352 points, or 1.5%, to close at 23324 on Wednesday, after falling as many as 513 points while Mr. Powell spoke. Kate Davidson, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018 Wall Street looked set for losses, with the future contract for the S&P 500 down 0.6%, while the contract for the Dow industrials lost 1%. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials were also down, but the Nasdaq composite was up slightly. Author: Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials finished the day up 1,351.62 points, or 6.4%, to 22552.17, launching the blue-chip index back into bull-market territory. Chong Koh Ping, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2020 See More
Adjective
Russia gave up early plans to seize the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, but its forces have taken control of large parts of southern and eastern Ukraine, focusing on the industrial Donbas region. Harold Maass, The Week, 26 Aug. 2022 Russian forces failed to capture the capital, Kyiv, but now control large swaths of Ukraine’s south and east, where Moscow has refocused most of its forces in the industrial Donbas region. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 Western countries including the United States are sending Ukraine more heavy weaponry to try to counter Moscow’s military superiority in the battle for the country’s industrial heartland, but Ukraine has repeatedly appealed for additional armaments. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022 Prepare yourself for industrial-sized messes with this heavy-duty mop from Rubbermaid. Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2022 Yet the war’s indifferent power politics, industrial-scale killing, and fierce nationalist passions also seemed, as many analysts and others at the time observed, dramatic confirmation of Freud’s views. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Increases have largely fallen on residential customers as opposed to industrial customers, Bunch said. Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 Soaring prices for electricity have forced some industrial operations in Europe to announce shutdowns in recent weeks, including energy-intensive metal forging operations. Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 While some climate activists have fretted that the law does not punish fossil-fuel companies enough, centrists have argued that its complicated industrial policy would have been better as a simple carbon tax. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Noun
In contrast to his industrial-leaning surroundings at The Row, Jean-Pascal is not a minimalist. Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021 That means those five companies' sector weighting is roughly equal to the combination of three of the stock market's weakest sectors: financials (10%), industrials (8%) and energy (3%). Matt Egan, CNN, 27 May 2020 The industrials sector, for example, includes the airline industry as well as the construction industry, while the health care sector includes everything from hospitals to medical-device makers and biotech companies. Dallas News, 24 May 2020 Wall Street looked set for losses, with the future contract for the S&P 500 down 2.1%, while the contract for the Dow industrials lost 2.5%. Elaine Kurtenbach, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials slid 352 points, or 1.5%, to close at 23324 on Wednesday, after falling as many as 513 points while Mr. Powell spoke. Kate Davidson, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2018 Wall Street looked set for losses, with the future contract for the S&P 500 down 0.6%, while the contract for the Dow industrials lost 1%. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials were also down, but the Nasdaq composite was up slightly. Author: Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2020 The Dow industrials finished the day up 1,351.62 points, or 6.4%, to 22552.17, launching the blue-chip index back into bull-market territory. Chong Koh Ping, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Phrases Containing industrial
Kids Definition
industrial
adjective
in·dus·tri·al in-ˈdə-strē-əl
1
: of, relating to, or engaged in industry
industrial work
2
: having highly developed industries
industrial nations
industrial
adjective
as in mechanical
of or relating to manufacture performed by humans or machines rather than natural processes They utilize industrial practices to produce large quantities of material. The late 1700s gave rise to an industrial boom. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- mechanical
- manufactured
- synthetic
- artificial
- cultivated
- fabricated
- processed
- refined
- man-made
- imitation
- nonnatural
- faux
- ersatz
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- natural
- raw
- crude
- unrespectabilitys
- unrespectable
- unrespected
- unrespectful
- unrespective
- unrespirable
- unresponsible
- unresponsive
- unresponsively
- unresponsiveness
- unresponsivenesses
- unrest
- unrested
- unrestful
- unresting
- unrestored
- unrestrainable
- unrestrainably
- unrestrained
- unrestrainedly
- unrestrainedness
- unrestrainednesses
- unrestraint
- unrestraints
- unrestricted