INDUSTRIAL
Dictionary entry overview: What does industrial mean?
• INDUSTRIAL (adjective)
The adjective INDUSTRIAL has 5 senses:
1. of or relating to or resulting from industry
2. having highly developed industries
3. employed in industry
4. employed in industry
5. suitable to stand up to hard wear
Familiarity information: INDUSTRIAL used as an adjective is common.
Dictionary entry details
• INDUSTRIAL (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to or resulting from industry
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
industrial output
Pertainym:
industry (the organized action of making of goods and services for sale)
Meaning:
Having highly developed industries
Context examples:
the industrial revolution / an industrial nation
Similar:
developed; highly-developed ((used of societies) having high industrial development)
industrialised; industrialized (made industrial; converted to industrialism)
postindustrial (of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research)
Also:
progressive (favoring or promoting progress)
Antonym:
nonindustrial (not having highly developed manufacturing enterprises)
Meaning:
Employed in industry
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context examples:
industrial workers / the industrial term in use among professional thieves
Pertainym:
industry (the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise)
Meaning:
Employed in industry
Context examples:
the industrial classes / industrial work
Similar:
blue-collar (of or designating manual industrial work or workers)
Meaning:
Suitable to stand up to hard wear
Context example:
industrial carpeting
Similar:
heavy-duty (designed for heavy work)
