industrialization

noun

in·​dus·​tri·​al·​i·​za·​tion in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

: the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.

Industrialization and modern insect control have improved the quality of life around the globe, but they have also added some 100,000 chemical compounds that, some scientists worry, could affect the health of people and wildlife.

—Hannah Fairfield

Investors became convinced that growing global demand for energy, the industrialization of China and India and the lack of spare production capacity would keep crude prices surging ever upward.

—A. Gary Shilling

Television, like industrialization and democracy, was slow to arrive in Italy, coming in 1954, several years after it was introduced in the US.

—Alexander Stille

Examples of industrialization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

City planning staff suggested approving a five-year truck parking permit to bring the owners into compliance, finding the usage compatible with the surrounding area and aligned with the city’s industrialization plans. —Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2024

After decades of industrialization, Chinese factories account for nearly one-third of global manufacturing value added, far ahead of the United States, which is No. 2, with 17 percent. —David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 9 July 2024

There are interests who want to see the industrialization of north Peoria and turn it into the next Deer Vally airpark. —Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024

The price of America’s rapid industrialization at the turn of the 20th century, which brought dramatic economic expansion and the proliferation of consumer goods, was unchecked corporate power. —Sam Delgado, Vox, 5 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above