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industrial

36 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) industrial (adjective)
  2. 2) industrial (noun)
  3. industrial accession (noun)
  4. industrial accident (noun)
  5. industrial accident and health insurance (noun)
  6. industrial action (noun)
  7. industrial alcohol (noun)
  8. industrial archaeology (noun)
  9. industrial art (noun)
  10. industrial arts (noun plural but singular in construction)
  11. industrial bank (noun)
  12. industrial carrier (noun)
  13. industrial center (noun)
  14. industrial chemistry (noun)
  15. industrial democracy (noun)
  16. industrial design (noun)
  17. industrial designer (noun)
  18. industrial engineering (noun)
  19. industrial geography (noun)
  20. industrial insurance (noun)
  21. industrial life insurance (noun)
  22. industrial melanism (noun)
  23. industrial park (noun)
  24. industrial property (noun)
  25. industrial psychology (noun)
  26. industrial railroad (noun)
  27. industrial relations (noun plural)
  28. industrial-revenue bond (noun)
  29. industrial revolution (noun)
  30. industrial school (noun)

1in·dus·tri·al

adj \in-ˈdəs-trē-əl\

Definition of INDUSTRIAL

1
: of or relating to industry
2
: derived from human industry <industrial wealth>
3
: engaged in industry <the industrial classes>
4
: used in or developed for use in industry <industrial diamonds>; also : heavy-duty <an industrial zipper>
5
: characterized by highly developed industries <an industrial nation>
— in·dus·tri·al·ly \-trē-ə-lē\ adverb
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Examples of INDUSTRIAL

  1. There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.

First Known Use of INDUSTRIAL

15th century

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

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