Definition of INDUSTRIAL

industrial

Plural: industrials

Adjective

  • of or relating to or resulting from industry
    • "industrial output"
  • having highly developed industries
    • "the industrial revolution"
    • "an industrial nation"

Adjective Satellite

  • employed in industry
    • "the industrial classes"
    • "industrial work"
  • suitable to stand up to hard wear
    • "industrial carpeting"

Adj

  • Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
  • Produced by such industry.
  • Used by such industry.
  • Suitable for use in such industry; industrial-grade.
  • Massive in scale or quantity.
  • Employed as manpower by such industry.
  • Having many industries; industrialized.
  • Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.

Noun

  • An employee in industry.
  • An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
  • A bond or stock issued by such a company.
  • A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.
  • Ellipsis of industrial music.
  • Ellipsis of industrial piercing.

Examples

  • a track with clashing industrial beats
  • Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless.
  • I wish they'd play more industrial in this club.
  • Italy is a part-industrial, part-rural nation.
  • The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.
  • This is an industrial product—it's much too strong for home use.

Origin / Etymology

From French industriel.

Scrabble Score: 11

industrial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
industrial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
industrial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

industrial: valid Words With Friends Word