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in·dus·tri·al
I. \ə̇nˈdəstrēəl\ adjective
Etymology: partly from Middle French, produced by systematic labor, from industrie employment involving skill (from Latin industria diligence) + -al; partly from French industriel of or belonging to industry (especially manufacturing), from industrie industry (from Latin industria diligence) + -el, -al, from Latin -alis — more at industry
1. : of or belonging to industry: as
a. : being in or part of industry
< industrial work >
< an industrial employment >
b. : being or constituting an industry
< an industrial enterprise >
c. : characterized by highly developed industries or being chiefly dependent economically upon industry
< an industrial nation >
d. : engaged in industry or in industries especially at manual labor
< the industrial classes >
e. : derived from human industry rather than from natural advantages only or from profit only
< industrial wealth >
< an industrial crop >
f. : belonging to or aiding those engaged in industry
< industrial wages >
< industrial safety >
< industrial training >
g. : produced by an organized industry
< industrial products >
h. : used or designed or developed for use in industry
< industrial fabrics >
< an industrial diamond >
< wrapping, building, and other industrial papers >
2. : belonging to industrial life or accident and health insurance
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : one that is employed in a manufacturing industry
b. : a company engaged in industrial production or service
2. industrials plural : stocks or bonds of industrial companies
3. : something industrial (as an industrial diamond) as opposed to something else that is of the same class of things but used or designed for use for a nonindustrial purpose
III. adjective
: heavy-duty
< an industrial zipper >
IV. noun
Usage: often attributive
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