industrial

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adjective

in·​dus·​tri·​al in-ˈdə-strē-əl How to pronounce industrial (audio)
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
also : heavy-duty
an industrial zipper
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
industrially adverb

industrial

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noun

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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
The energy and industrial sectors are responsible for two-thirds of total emissions, followed by the transport, building and agriculture sectors. Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024 The city also told the church that its food distribution was a commercial operation and therefore, only allowed in a commercial or industrial zoning district, the suit added. Juliana Kim, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024 Moore Construction Services is a construction manager, designer/builder and general contractor that has served the commercial, industrial and multi-family markets in Wisconsin since 2007, according to the company news release. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024 As white-collar and industrial workers receive an extra day of leisure, demand for services will obviously increase. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024 Four of them are located in South Korea, hailing from the industrial and communication services sectors. Fang Ruan, Fortune Asia, 20 Mar. 2024 Indeed, as a brazen but hapless investor in consumer and industrial goods, the only background Peltz has in entertainment is his comically naïve, growling filibusters on TV. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024 Across much of Latin America and Africa, countries now buy more from China than nearby industrial democracies, and the United States and Europe can do little about it. Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Guided by data and prodded by ethical duty, Dr. Stockmann sounds the alarm after documenting that the water feeding the town’s No. 1 tourist spot — its mineral baths — is poisoned with industrial runoff. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Noun
The southernmost section, zoned heavy industrial, hosts an auto repair shop; the upper half, zoned for commercial activity (that doesn’t involve alcohol), is an empty parking lot. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024 Small caps are often active in sectors like financials and industrials that tend to rise and fall with wider economic activity. Krystal Hur, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 Top sectors in the fund were technology, health care, industrials, financial services and consumer cyclical. Moneyshow, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 In the industrials space, battery-technology and solar-energy companies are dominant—boosted by China’s ambitious renewable energy targets, as well as its dominant position in the mining and processing of many crucial raw materials. Martin Reeves, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024 The Dow Jones Transportation Average, which tracks 20 US transportation stocks from railroads to airlines to delivery, has fallen 1.6% so far this year, underperforming the broader Dow industrials’ 2.2% gain. Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 Meanwhile, in the Asia-Pacific region, these two sectors achieve representation more in line with global averages, while industrials and consumer staples firms capture particularly high proportions of the top 200. Martin Reeves, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024 Boeing is down about 8.9% on Monday, the worst performer in the Dow industrials. Hannah Miao, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024 Live Coverage Feed 1 day ago Dow Industrials Set for Worst Start of Year Since 2016 The Dow industrials are having a rough start to 2024. Hannah Miao, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1831, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of industrial was in 1600

Dictionary Entries Near industrial

Cite this Entry

“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

industrial

adjective
in·​dus·​tri·​al
in-ˈdəs-trē-əl
1
: of, relating to, or engaged in industry
2
: having highly developed industries
an industrial nation
3
: coming from or used in industry
industrial diamonds
industrially
-trē-ə-lē
adverb
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