industrial

adjrelated to manufacturing

Word Origin & History

1774, from French industriel, from Medieval Latin industrialis, from Latin industria (see industry). Earlier the word had been used in English in a sense "resulting from labor" (1580s); the modern use is considered a reborrowing. Meaning "suitable for industrial use" is from 1904. As a style of dance music, attested from 1988. Industrial revolution was in use by 1840 to refer to recent developments and changes in England and elsewhere.

Example Sentences for industrial

But could you not return to industrial life and do something productive?

An important part was taken by her in industrial and commercial life.

Contrast this with what we have been willing to accept as art in our industrial towns.

They had the manual arts and crafts of the industrial North.

This volume is the first part of a study of the Industrial Revolution.

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