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

Every industrial revolution has reshaped the workforce while also creating entirely new opportunities for those willing to adapt. — Alex Dileonardo, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Historically of course, unlike the Solomon Islands, France is not blameless here, with coal having powered its industrial revolution dating back to the 1800s, and the shift to clean energy being much recent. — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Modern parallels The Progressive Era was a response to the Gilded Age driven by the late 19th century industrial revolution. — Mark Brilliant, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

An ascending spiral of social change was rendering structures inherited from the industrial revolution obsolete. — Henry De Sio, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 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