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
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
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
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
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Adjective
Meanwhile, China retail sales, industrial production, and real estate sales are expected to be released this weekend.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Maria centers on an 18-year-old caregiver navigating poverty, pregnancy, and fractured family ties in a declining industrial port town.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
Noun
Consumer discretionary, industrials, communication services and financials have all rallied on Wall Street in the past month.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Both of these Club industrials did enough with their latest earnings to keep us believers.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 12 May 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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