industrial action see under industry

out of action

1. Not working
2. Temporarily unfit to participate

industry /inˈdə-stri/

1. The quality of being diligent
2. Assiduity
3. Steady application
4. Habitual diligence
5. Any branch of manufacture and trade, heavy industry relating to such basic industries as coalmining, steel-making, shipbuilding, etc, involving heavy equipment, light industry to smaller factory-processed goods, eg knitwear, glass, electronics components, etc
6. All branches of manufacture and trade collectively

industrial /-dusˈ/ adjective

1. Relating to, characteristic of or used in industry
2. (of a region or city) having highly developed industry

1. An industrial worker (rare)
2. (in pl) stocks and shares in industrial concerns

indusˈtrialism noun

1. Devotion to labour or industrial pursuits
2. That system or condition of society in which industrial labour is the chief and most characteristic feature

indusˈtrialist noun

A person who owns, or holds a powerful position in, an industrial concern or concerns

Of or characterized by industry

industrialīzāˈtion or industrialīsāˈtion noun

indusˈtrialize or indusˈtrialise transitive verb and intransitive verb

To make or become industrially developed

To give a character of industrialism to

indusˈtrially adverb

indusˈtrious adjective

1. Diligent or active in one's work or in a particular pursuit
2. Skilful (obsolete)

indusˈtriously adverb

indusˈtriousness noun

industrial action noun

Any action, such as a strike or go-slow, taken by workers as a means of forcing employers to meet demands, as a protest, etc

industrial archaeology noun

The study of industrial machines and buildings of the past

industrial council see Whitley Council

industrial democracy noun

A form of management in which workers' representatives are appointed to the board of a company, or actively participate in the management in some other capacity

industrial design noun

The art or process of incorporating aesthetic qualities into manufactured goods

industrial designer noun

industrial diamond noun

Small diamonds, not of gemstone quality and often synthesized from carbon, used to cut rock in borehole drilling and in abrasive grinding

industrial disease noun

A disease or condition caused by one's occupation, eg pneumoconiosis

industrial engineer noun

industrial engineering noun

The application of scientific principles to the various factors affecting an industrial or manufacturing process in order to develop the most efficient method of production

industrial espionage noun

The practice of obtaining or attempting to obtain trade secrets or other confidential information by underhand or dishonest means

industrial estate noun

A planned industrial area, with factories organized to provide varied employment

industrial melanism noun

Melanism (eg in moths) developed as a response to blackening of trees, etc by industrial pollution

industrial park noun (N American)

An industrial estate

industrial relations plural noun

Relations between management and workers or labour in general

industrial revolution noun

The economic and social changes arising out of the change from industries carried on in the home with simple machines to industries in factories with power-driven machinery, esp such changes (from about 1760) in Britain, the first country to be industrialized

industrial school noun (historical)

1. A school in which pupils were trained for work in industry
2. A school where neglected or delinquent children were taught technical and vocational subjects

indusˈtrial-strength adjective

1. Suitable for use in industry
2. Extremely strong

industrial tribunal noun

A tribunal set up to hear complaints and make judgements in disputes between employers and employees on matters such as industrial relations and alleged unfair dismissal

Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit

In Britain, a weekly payment for injury sustained while at work (also injury benefit)