- industrial
- industrial in‧dus‧tri‧al [ɪnˈdʌstriəl] adjective1. connected with industry:
• big industrial companies such as Fiat S.p.A
• The industrial sector remained weak at the end of the first quarter.
• China's industrial output dropped sharply after floods stopped production in many factories.
2. having many industries, or industries that are well developed:• The industrial nations are less dependent on oil than they were a decade ago.
• the industrial heartland (= the part where there is most industry ) of Southern California
3. of the type used in industry:• a company that sells industrial fire alarms.
• companies with big interests in industrial chemicals
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Ⅰ.industrial UK US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ adjective► relating to industry: »Building ships has ranked for years as one of the more dangerous industrial jobs.
»Industrial output fell in April.
»an industrial company
► used in industry: »Orders for industrial equipment have increased.
»industrial chemicals/cleaners
»industrial goods/products
► having a lot of industry and factories: »These workers have some of the best wages in industrial America.
»an industrial city/country
► relating to businesses in general, not people: »The rate cuts affect everything from home mortgages to commercial and industrial loans.
»industrial customers
► HR relating to someone's work or job: »He lost his hand in an industrial accident in 2008.
»industrial injury
industrially /ɪnˈdʌstriəli/ adverb► »a chemical that is used
»industrially advanced economies
»industrially produced carbon dioxide
Ⅱ.industrial UK US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ noun► [C] a company whose main business is producing goods: »Earnings reports from key companies in banking, technology and the industrials have been released.
Financial and business terms. 2012.