industrial

adjective

in·dus·tri·al | \ in-ˈdə-strē-əl

Definition of industrial

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

industrial

noun

Definition of industrial (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : 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

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Adjective

There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 27,000 for the first time in history, finishing the day at 27,088, a gain of 227 points, about .85 percent. — Washington Post, "U.S. plans to extend nuclear plants' lives," 12 July 2019 And so then, as now, Mexican migrants filled industrial and agricultural labor shortages, especially across the Southwest. — Anthony W. Fontes, The Conversation, "The long, bipartisan history of dealing with immigrants harshly," 9 July 2019 Zilber Property Group plans to develop two speculative light industrial buildings, each with around 200,000 square feet, at Gateway. — Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Large building planned for new Germantown industrial area near Briggs & Stratton, Dielectric developments," 5 July 2019 The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 179 points, or 0.67%, at 26,966, passing its high of 26,828.39 reached on Oct. 3. — Janna Herron, USA TODAY, "Dow, U.S. stocks hit record highs on rate cut hopes ahead of July 4th," 3 July 2019 The Dow Jones industrial average gained 69.25 points, or 0.3%, to 26,786.68. — Alex Veiga, SFChronicle.com, "Stocks rebound, S&P 500 hits a record again," 2 July 2019 Both new shirts have been made to represent Manchester as a city and to pay tribute to its industrial and cultural heritage, something that is sure to gain the new branding some positive publicity. — SI.com, "Manchester City Kit 19/20: Citizens Release New Home & Away Strips Leaving Fans Divided," 1 July 2019 The fire was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at the industrial building on Cades Way near Birch Street when a worker arrived and called 911 to report seeing smoke and fire, said Vista Deputy Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol. — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fire damages wood-working business in Vista industrial building," 20 June 2019 Relativity Space has signed an agreement with NASA to convert a large industrial building in southern Mississippi into what may become the world's first autonomous rocket factory. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Where will the world’s first autonomous rocket factory be built? Mississippi," 11 June 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Detroit and Pittsburgh, former industrials cities with reviving and emerging reputations as centers of design and technology, have seen walkable urban areas grown substantially. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Why building walkable cities is the key to economic success," 24 June 2019 The Dow Jones industrials added 249 points, rising 1% to 26,753, marking its highest trading level since its Oct. 3 close at 26,828. — Sarah Min, CBS News, "U.S. stocks surge as S&P 500 hits record high," 20 June 2019 Only when bond yields started to rise again in 1996 did consumer discretionary, industrials and other stocks tied to the economic cycle outperform. — James Mackintosh, WSJ, "If the Fed Cuts, History Provides Guide to Market Impact," 13 June 2019 The Dow industrials declined 496.87 points, or 2%, to 24100.51. — Corrie Driebusch And Riva Gold, WSJ, "Sharp Decline Puts Dow in Correction Territory," 14 Dec. 2018 Among industrials, Boeing gained 3.5 percent to $363.59 and construction equipment maker Caterpillar rose 2.3 percent to $159.37. — Washington Post, "Hope for US-China trade progress sends stocks jumping," 21 May 2018 Ottobock, a German medical-technology company, debuted an upper-body exoskeleton in September, and has gotten interest from unexpected places, said Soenke Roessing, head of industrials. — Leigh Kamping-carder, WSJ, "Industrial Exoskeletons Give Workers a Lift," 17 Jan. 2019 If the Nasdaq and Dow industrials end the week lower, that would halt an impressive run of eight consecutive weeks of gains. — Will Horner, WSJ, "U.S. Stocks End Lower on Disappointing Data, Earnings," 21 Feb. 2019 The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 are both up roughly 9% this year, leaving the two indexes down 5.2% and 6.3%, respectively, from their records last year. — Michael Wursthorn, WSJ, "Stocks Surge on U.S.-China Trade Hopes," 12 Feb. 2019

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