in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
industrial development
He had an industrial accident. [=an accident at work]
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation/region/city
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
Unlike the previous investment waves, silver's boom in 2025 relied on a mix of low supply and high demand from India as well as industrial needs and tariffs.
—Gaelle Legrand, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2025
Campaign donations tend to flow from the beneficiaries of global capital mobility, not from the victims of industrial decline.
—Z. John Zhang, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
The once beleaguered sector is far and away the top performer in the fourth quarter and is closing in on industrials for fourth place this year.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
Truist is recruiting to expand coverage in key areas, including consumer and retail, energy and infrastructure, financial institutions, healthcare, industrials and services, media and telecom, and technology.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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