Standard Lemma guide

industrial

adj · name · noun · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌs.tɹi.əl/
  • California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ɪnˈdɐs.tɹi.əl/
  • New-Zealand: /ənˈdɐs.tɹi.əl/
  • South-Asia: /ɪnˈɖɐs.ʈɾɪ.ɐl/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D AH1 S T R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The industrial segment of the economy has seen troubles lately.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Produced by such industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Handicraft is less standardized then industrial products, hence less artistic or rather flawless.

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Used by such industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

adj

Meaning 4

Suitable for use in such industry; industrial-grade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is an industrial product—it's much too strong for home use.

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Massive in scale or quantity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Employed as manpower by such industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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7

adj

Meaning 7

Having many industries; industrialized.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Italy is a part-industrial, part-rural nation.

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8

adj

Meaning 8

Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • a track with clashing industrial beats

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Antonyms: none provided

9

name

Meaning 9

An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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10

name

Meaning 10

A township in Saginaw, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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11

noun

Meaning 11

An employee in industry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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12

noun

Meaning 12

An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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13

noun

Meaning 13

A bond or stock issued by such a company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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14

noun

Meaning 14

A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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15

noun

Meaning 15

Ellipsis of industrial music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

Examples

  • I wish they'd play more industrial in this club.

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16

noun

Meaning 16

Ellipsis of industrial piercing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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17

adjective

Meaning 17

having highly developed industries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the industrial revolution
  • an industrial nation

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nonindustrial

18

adjective

Meaning 18

of or relating to or resulting from industry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • industrial output

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19

adjective satellite

Meaning 19

suitable to stand up to hard wear

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • industrial carpeting

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20

adjective satellite

Meaning 20

employed in industry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the industrial classes
  • industrial work

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History

Etymology

From French industriel. By surface analysis, industry + -al.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صِنَاعِيّ (ṣināʕiyy) — of or relating to industry
  • Armenian: արդյունաբերական (ardyunaberakan) — of or relating to industry
  • Belarusian: індустрыя́льны (industryjálʹny) — of or relating to industry
  • Bulgarian: проми́шлен (promíšlen) — of or relating to industry
  • Bulgarian: индустриа́лен (industriálen) — of or relating to industry
  • Catalan: industrial — of or relating to industry
  • Czech: průmyslový — of or relating to industry
  • Danish: industriel — of or relating to industry
  • Dutch: industrieel — of or relating to industry
  • Dutch: industrie- — of or relating to industry
  • Dutch: nijverheids- — of or relating to industry
  • Esperanto: industria — of or relating to industry
  • Finnish: teollinen — of or relating to industry
  • Finnish: teollisuus- — of or relating to industry
  • French: industriel — of or relating to industry
  • Friulian: industriâl — of or relating to industry
  • German: industriell — of or relating to industry
  • German: Industrie- — of or relating to industry
  • Greek: βιομηχανικός (viomichanikós) — of or relating to industry
  • Hindi: औद्योगिक (audyogik) — of or relating to industry
  • Hungarian: ipari — of or relating to industry
  • Ido: industriala — of or relating to industry
  • Italian: industriale — of or relating to industry
  • Kazakh: өндірістік (öndırıstık) — of or relating to industry
  • Lombard: indüstriaal — of or relating to industry
  • Malayalam: വ്യാവസായിക (vyāvasāyika) — of or relating to industry
  • Marathi: औद्योगिक (audyogik) — of or relating to industry
  • Norman: îndustriel — of or relating to industry
  • Norwegian Bokmål: industriell — of or relating to industry
  • Iranian Persian: صَنْعَتی (san'ati) — of or relating to industry
  • Polish: przemysłowy — of or relating to industry
  • Polish: industrialny — of or relating to industry
  • Portuguese: industrial — of or relating to industry
  • Romanian: industrial — of or relating to industry
  • Romanian: de industrie — of or relating to industry
  • Russian: промы́шленный (promýšlennyj) — of or relating to industry
  • Russian: индустриа́льный (industriálʹnyj) — of or relating to industry
  • Russian: произво́дственный (proizvódstvennyj) — of or relating to industry
  • Slovak: industriálny — of or relating to industry
  • Slovak: priemyslový — of or relating to industry
  • Spanish: industrial — of or relating to industry
  • Spanish: fabril — of or relating to industry
  • Swedish: industriell — of or relating to industry
  • Tagalog: kalalangin — of or relating to industry
  • Turkish: endüstriyel — of or relating to industry
  • Ukrainian: промисло́вий (promyslóvyj) — of or relating to industry
  • Ukrainian: індустріа́льний (industriálʹnyj) — of or relating to industry
  • Urdu: صَنْعَتی (san'atī) — of or relating to industry
  • Armenian: արդյունաբերական (ardyunaberakan) — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Czech: průmyslový — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Dutch: geïndustrialiseerd — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Dutch: industrieel — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Finnish: teollinen — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Finnish: teollistunut — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • German: industriell — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Greek: βιομηχανικός (viomichanikós) — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Hindi: औद्योगिक (audyogik) — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Portuguese: industrial — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Romanian: industrial — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Romanian: industrializat — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Russian: индустриа́льный (industriálʹnyj) — (of a society or country) having many industries
  • Finnish: tehdastyöläinen — employee
  • Finnish: teollisuustyöntekijä — employee
  • Finnish: teollisuusyritys — enterprise
  • Tamil: தொழில்சார் (toḻilcār) — enterprise
  • Finnish: teollisuusosake — employee
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