# industrial

Pronunciation: say "in-DUS-tree-uhl" /ɪnˈdʌstɹɪəl/

## Adjective

1. Of, relating to, produced by, used in, or working in industry, especially manufacturing.
   - Simple: Connected with factories and the making of goods, or made, used, or working there.
   - _The region's industrial output declined sharply during the recession._
   - _Industrial unrest spread through the mining towns that winter._
2. Having many industries; industrialized.
   - Simple: Having many factories and businesses that make things.
   - _By 1900, the region was heavily industrial, with mills lining every river._
   - _Japan transformed itself into an industrial nation within a single generation._
3. Of a grade suited to heavy use in industry, as opposed to home or light use.
   - Simple: Strong and tough enough to be used in a factory.
   - _The gym installed industrial flooring that withstands dropped weights._
   - _Their coffee machine is industrial, rated for hundreds of cups a day._
4. Relating to or in the style of industrial music, the genre built on harsh, abrasive, machine-like and often electronic sounds.
   - Simple: Belonging to a style of music with harsh, machine-like sounds, often made electronically.
   - _The band's industrial sound drew heavily on samples of factory machinery._
   - _She hosts an industrial night at the club every Friday._
7. Massive in scale or quantity.
   - Simple: Very large in amount or size, much more than normal.
   - _She consumes paperback mysteries in industrial quantities._
   - _The campaign produced yard signs on an industrial scale._

## Noun

6. Ellipsis of industrial music. *(colloquial)* — Ellipsis of industrial music.
   - Simple: Short for industrial music. People drop the second word when it's already clear they mean music.
   - _The DJ shifted from techno into harsh industrial after midnight._
   - _She grew up on industrial and still loves those noisy old records._
5. A company that manufactures physical products or that supplies certain services to other industrial companies.
   - Simple: A business that makes real products or helps other businesses that make them.
   - _Analysts classify the conglomerate as an industrial because most of its revenue comes from manufacturing._
   - _Several industrials in the region announced plant expansions this quarter._
8. A bond or stock issued by a company in the industrial sector.
   - Simple: A stock or bond from a company that makes goods.
   - _The pension fund added a blue-chip industrial to its portfolio._
   - _Industrials rallied after the strong manufacturing report._
9. Ellipsis of industrial piercing. *(colloquial, US)* — Ellipsis of industrial piercing.
   - Simple: Short for industrial piercing. One straight bar joins two holes, usually at the top of the ear.
   - _Her industrial runs diagonally across the top of her left ear._
   - _The piercer warned that an industrial takes longer to heal than a lobe piercing._

## Noun

10. An employee in industry. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A worker in industry, for example in a factory.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A film made for use within an industry rather than for a general movie-going audience.

## Origin

Borrowed from French industriel; by surface analysis it can also be read as industry plus the suffix -al.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/industrial (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).