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

Treating capitalism in general, and industrialization in particular, as a political project obligates Beckert to minimize the role of technology. —Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Kenya’s government is fast-tracking new energy deals to shore up electricity supplies as its inability to meet power demands threatens growth in East Africa’s biggest economy and undermines industrialization plans. —Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 21 Nov. 2025

Particularly from 1850, a time when industrialization and urbanization grew rapidly. —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2025

The Act established land-grant colleges across the country, democratizing higher education and equipping generations of Americans with the skills to meet the challenges of industrialization. —Mark Hagerott, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025

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