industrial revolution
noun
: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The industrial revolution saw merchants and tradesmen attain wealth with unprecedented speed, amassing fortunes to rival those that had been built, and handed down, over generations. 
Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at 280 parts per million, scientists said, so humans have significantly changed the atmosphere. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at 280 parts per million, scientists said, so humans have significantly changed the atmosphere. Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 The planet’s temperature warms by 2.5 C since the industrial revolution. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Thanks to the industrial revolution, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Belfast were centers of the world. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 What makes the fourth industrial revolution so different from previous industrial revolutions is the convergence and interaction between multiple technology trends at once. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022 Some estimates suggest that a successful EMP attack could knock out power for over a year, in some ways sending America back to pre-industrial revolution technology for a time. James Broughel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Over human history, the use of tools and machines has had clear benefits, and automation revolutionized the factory and assembly line from the industrial revolution, particularly at the dawn of the 20th century. Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 22 June 2022 See More
Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at 280 parts per million, scientists said, so humans have significantly changed the atmosphere. Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 4 June 2022 Before the industrial revolution in the late 19th century carbon dioxide levels were at 280 parts per million, scientists said, so humans have significantly changed the atmosphere. Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2022 The planet’s temperature warms by 2.5 C since the industrial revolution. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Thanks to the industrial revolution, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, and Belfast were centers of the world. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 19 June 2022 What makes the fourth industrial revolution so different from previous industrial revolutions is the convergence and interaction between multiple technology trends at once. Bernard Marr, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2022 Some estimates suggest that a successful EMP attack could knock out power for over a year, in some ways sending America back to pre-industrial revolution technology for a time. James Broughel, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022 Over human history, the use of tools and machines has had clear benefits, and automation revolutionized the factory and assembly line from the industrial revolution, particularly at the dawn of the 20th century. Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 22 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above