Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/

Definitions

• Adjective: Relating to industry or manufacturing; often referring to factories, machinery, or large-scale production. Example: “The city’s economy relies heavily on its industrial sector.”
  • Manufacturing: “Industrial equipment”
  • Urban development: “Industrial revolution”
  • Music genre: “Industrial rock”

Phrases

• “Industrial Revolution”: The period of significant socioeconomic change in the late 18th and early 19th centuries marked by the shift from manual labor to machine-based manufacturing processes.
• “Industrial design”: The process of designing and developing products for mass production, focusing on form, function, and aesthetics.
• “Industrial estate”: An area designated for factories and other industrial facilities.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “This abandoned building once housed an industrial factory that employed hundreds of workers.”
• “The government invested in modernizing the country’s industrial infrastructure.”
• “Their band incorporates elements of both punk and industrial music.”

Synonyms

• Manufacturing
• Mechanical
• Factory-made
• Commercial
• Mass-produced
• Production-oriented
• Technological