You use industrial to describe things which relate to or are used in industry.
...industrial machinery and equipment.
...a link between industrial chemicals and cancer.
Synonyms: manufacturing, business, commercial More Synonyms of industrial
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An industrial city or country is one in which industry is important or highly developed.
...ministers from leading western industrial countries.
More Synonyms of industrial
industrial in British English
(ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of industry
2.
employed in industry
the industrial workforce
3.
relating to or concerned with workers in industry
industrial conditions
4.
used in industry
industrial chemicals
Derived forms
industrially (inˈdustrially)
adverb
industrial in American English
(ɪnˈdʌstriəl)
adjective
1.
having the nature of or characterized by industries
2.
of, connected with, or resulting from industries
3.
working in industries
4.
of or concerned with people working in industries
5.
for use by industries
said of products
noun
6.
a stock, bond, etc. of an industrial corporation or enterprise
usually used in pl.
7. Rare
a person working in industry
8.
a form of dance music characterized by pulsating rhythms, fragmented vocal lines, and distorted electronic sounds including urban sound effects
Derived forms
industrially (inˈdustrially)
adverb
Word origin
< Fr & ML: Fr industriel < ML industrialis
Examples of 'industrial' in a sentence
industrial
They added that staff had voted by nine to one for industrial action.
The Sun (2016)
The scale of the industrial action is unforgivable.
The Sun (2016)
Industrial action should be sorted out through the labour courts.
The Sun (2017)
Any talk of more industrial action must end.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Eurozone industrial production dipped in July as recovery in the currency bloc continued to lose momentum.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He said that Britain is the home of the industrial revolution and the engine.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The programme of industrial action goes ahead, with the union remaining committed to genuine and meaningful talks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Back then Britain was about to take full advantage of the second industrial revolution, the modernisation of production techniques and investment in infrastructure.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The industrial action is over pay and conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The world today is undergoing a transformation as profound as the industrial revolution.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Yesterday the industrial production figures were not as good as they were expected to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The only way of realising it in a modern industrial society was through despotism.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Since then the business has been hit by the worst industrial action in decades.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But we could be on the verge of a new industrial revolution.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Greece has been rocked by riots and industrial action in protest over spending cuts by the government.
The Sun (2010)
But his mind was on the heroes of the industrial revolution and the engineering he had studied at school.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Clermont: an industrial city in the middle of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Its aim was to unite art, craft and mass industrial production.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Industrial production dropped and unemployment rose to 1 million.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
The white goods giant is facing industrial action over a 1.5 per cent pay increase offer.
The Sun (2015)
According to the experts, industrial food production is worse for the environment than driving cars.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was the first industrial action over pay in the health service for 32 years.
The Sun (2014)
The position the West had acquired in the world economy provided an active framework for the industrial revolution.
Stearns, Peter N. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity (1995)
Since the industrial revolution there has been a distinct third phase, our continuing destruction of the natural environment.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
But also with a touching belief that their experience is the beginning of the next industrial revolution and could change the world for the better.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Industrial production has remained weak.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A lot of the city 's old industrial districts are transforming into busy commercial hubs.
The Sun (2014)
In the once industrial city of Birmingham, a new powerhouse is emerging.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The other person lives in an industrial city which has considerable traffic jams, pollution, noise and crime.
Pass, Christopher, Lowes, Bryan Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993)
Show how this was true with the earliest agricultural cities, with industrial cities, and with the emerging global city.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
In other languages
industrial
British English: industrial /ɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/ ADJECTIVE
Industrial means relating to industry.
...industrial machinery and equipment.
American English: industrial
Arabic: صِنَاعِيٌّ
Brazilian Portuguese: industrial
Chinese: 工业的
Croatian: industrijski
Czech: průmyslový
Danish: industriel
Dutch: industrieel
European Spanish: industrial
Finnish: teollisuus-
French: industriel
German: industriell
Greek: βιομηχανικός
Italian: industriale
Japanese: 産業の
Korean: 산업의
Norwegian: industriell
Polish: przemysłowy
European Portuguese: industrial
Romanian: industrial
Russian: промышленный
Latin American Spanish: industrial
Swedish: industriell
Thai: เกี่ยวกับอุตสาหกรรม
Turkish: endüstriyel
Ukrainian: промисловий
Vietnamese: thuộc công nghiệp
All related terms of 'industrial'
industrial arts
a course that teaches students the skills they will need to work in industry
industrial base
A position or thing that is a base for something is one from which that thing can be developed or achieved .
industrial park
An industrial park is the same as an → industrial estate .
post-industrial
Post-industrial is used to describe many Western societies whose economies are no longer based on heavy industry .
pre-industrial
Pre-industrial refers to the time before machines were introduced to produce goods on a large scale.
semi-industrial
engaged in or given over to industry to some extent
industrial action
If workers take industrial action , they join together and do something to show that they are unhappy with their pay or working conditions, for example refusing to work.
industrial design
the art or practice of designing any object for manufacture
industrial diamond
a small often synthetic diamond , valueless as a gemstone , used in cutting tools, abrasives , etc
industrial disease
any disease to which workers in a particular industry are prone
industrial dispute
a disagreement between employees and employer , often leading to strike action
industrial economy
An economy is the system according to which the money, industry , and trade of a country or region are organized .
industrial estate
An industrial estate is an area which has been specially planned for a lot of factories .
industrial hygiene
the science that assesses , controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
industrial injury
an injury sustained by an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
industrial output
Output is used to refer to the amount of something that a person or thing produces.
industrial policy
A policy is a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions , especially in politics , economics , or business.
industrial school
a training school that teaches students the skills they will need to work in industry
industrial sector
A particular sector of a country's economy is the part connected with that specified type of industry .
industrial union
a labour organization in which all workers in a given industry are eligible for membership
industrial unrest
a state of disagreement and discord between employers and employees
industrial vehicle
a vehicle designed for use in industry
industrial waste
waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
industrial wastes
waste materials left over from a manufacturing process in industrial buildings such as factories and mines
industrial accident
an accident that happens to an employee of an industrial company during the course of their work
industrial archaeology
the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
industrial capacity
the amount of resources ( workforce , factories , etc) present in a place that will enable an industry or industries to produce goods
industrial democracy
control of an organization by the people who work for it, esp by workers holding positions on its board of directors
industrial engineering
the branch of engineering that is concerned with designing and managing systems to make the best use of industrial resources such as workers , materials, equipment , and information
industrial espionage
attempting to obtain trade secrets by dishonest means, as by telephone- or computer-tapping, infiltration of a competitor's workforce , etc
industrial insurance
insurance taken out by an industrial company to protect itself in the event of a large claim
industrial landscape
The landscape is everything you can see when you look across an area of land, including hills , rivers , buildings, trees, and plants.
industrial medicine
the study and practice of the health care of employees of large organizations, including measures to prevent accidents , industrial diseases, and stress in the workforce and to monitor the health of executives
industrial melanism
the condition in humans and animals of having dark-coloured or black skin, feathers , etc. Industrial melanism is the occurrence of dark varieties of animals, esp moths , in smoke-blackened industrial regions, in which they are well camouflaged
industrial misconduct
behaviour by an employee that is considered to be negligent or irregular to such an extent that disciplinary action may be taken, usually by agreement between management and the employee's representatives
industrial production
Production is the process of manufacturing or growing something in large quantities.
industrial psychology
the scientific study of human behaviour and cognitive processes in relation to the working environment
industrial relations
Industrial relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry , and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
Industrial Revolution
the change in social and economic organization resulting from the replacement of hand tools by machine and power tools and the development of large-scale industrial production
industrial-strength
extremely strong or powerful
industrial tribunal
(in Northern Ireland and formerly elsewhere in the UK) a tribunal that rules on disputes between employers and employees regarding unfair dismissal , redundancy , etc
industrial correspondent
a journalist who specializes in reporting the industrial news
industrial psychologist
a person who studies human behaviour and cognitive processes in relation to the working environment
industrial rehabilitation
the treatment of people who have acquired a disability or disease during the course of their work, with the aim of allowing them to return to work or to a new job
industrial injury benefit
money paid to an employee who has been injured or who has developed a disease because of their job , and who is consequently unable to work
military-industrial complex
the combined interests of the military establishment and industries involved in producing military material considered as exerting influence on foreign and economic policy
the Industrial Revolution
the transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries of first Britain and then other W European countries and the US into industrial nations
Dow Jones industrial average
a stock market index based upon the current prices of thirty selected industrial stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange
Index of Industrial Production
(in Britain) an index produced by the Central Statistical Office showing changes in the production of the primary British industries
industrial development certificate
(in Britain) a certificate issued by the Department of the Environment to an industrial organization wishing to build or extend a factory , which has to accompany an application for planning permission