industrialization

noun

in·​dus·​tri·​al·​i·​za·​tion in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

: the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.

… bridges, railways, machinery, and buildings—emblems of the growing industrialization of the nation …

—Naomi Rosenblum

Industrialization and modern insect control have improved the quality of life around the globe, but they have also added some 100,000 chemical compounds that, some scientists worry, could affect the health of people and wildlife.

—Hannah Fairfield

Investors became convinced that growing global demand for energy, the industrialization of China and India and the lack of spare production capacity would keep crude prices surging ever upward.

—A. Gary Shilling

Television, like industrialization and democracy, was slow to arrive in Italy, coming in 1954, several years after it was introduced in the US.

—Alexander Stille

Examples of industrialization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The World Data Lab reported in 2025 the global consumer class now dominates worldwide for the first time, driven by industrialization across Asia, Latin America, and parts of sub-Saharan Africa. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Senegal President Bassirou Diomaye Faye signed off on the multi-million dollar investment as part of the nation’s broader industrialization strategy and growing focus on manufacturing as a means of economic diversification. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

These are signs of explosive industrialization, certainly, and likely not attributable directly to the number of Chinese citizens glued to TikTok. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 24 June 2026

Many countries view solar, wind and transmission projects as vital for their economies and industrialization. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for industrialization

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization