industrial

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From industry + -ial

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industrial (comparative more industrial, superlative most industrial)

Positive
industrial

Comparative
more industrial

Superlative
most industrial
  1. of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
    The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.
  2. produced by such industry
    Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless
  3. used by such industry
  4. employed as manpower by such industry
  5. (of a society or country) having many industries; industrialized
    Italy is a part industrial, part rural nation.
  6. (music) of or relating to a noisy, experimental genre of music that originated in the 1970s.

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of or relating to industry
(of a society or country) having many industries
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[edit] Noun

Singular
industrial

Plural
industrials

industrial (plural industrials)

  1. (dated, 19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry
  2. (business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
  3. (finance) A bond or stock issued by such company
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industrial m. and f. (plural industriales)

  1. industrial

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