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.

… bridges, railways, machinery, and buildings—emblems of the growing industrialization of the nation …

—Naomi Rosenblum

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

To them, consumption is a derivative of industrialization and development, not a driver of it. —Malcolm Scott, Bloomberg, 4 Mar. 2026

This will provide support for the eventual industrialization of CZTSSe solar cells. —Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026

Throughout the 19th century, Panama experienced population growth and mass industrialization, and waves of Afro Caribbean immigrants arrived in northern Panama in search of economic opportunities. —Brendan Frizzell, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026

The Singapore firm’s strong performance comes amid a swell in global energy demand, thanks to energy-intensive technologies like AI and electric vehicles, as well as the rapid industrialization of emerging economies. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for industrialization

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization