industrial revolution

noun

: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines

Examples of industrial revolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Electricity powered the first industrial revolution. —Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Speaking to the College of Cardinals soon after his election, the pope pointed out that that his namesake, Leo XIII, was remembered as the pope of Catholic social teaching – the church’s engagement with public life – during the time of the industrial revolution. —Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 25 May 2026

Every major industrial revolution has eliminated some jobs and created new ones. —Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

In the industrial revolution, emissions from factories and eventually cars began polluting our air, trapping atmospheric gases and warming our planet, pushing temperatures to dangerous levels. —Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for industrial revolution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution

Kids Definition

industrial revolution

noun

: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery