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Industrial ɪnˈdʌstriəl Adjective Bre Unrest Output Accident Made

Word industrial
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ɪnˈdʌstriəl / NAmE / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
Example
  • industrial unrest
  • industrial output
  • an industrial accident
  • they had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot).
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industrial

(adjective)BrE / ɪnˈdʌstriəl / NAmE / ɪnˈdʌstriəl /
  1. connected with industry
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    • industrial unrest
    • industrial output
    • an industrial accident
    • They had made industrial quantities of food (= a lot).
  2. used by industries
    • industrial chemicals
  3. having many industries
    • an industrial town
    • an industrial society
    • the world’s leading industrial nations

    Word Origin

    • late 15th cent.: from industry + -al; in later use influenced by French industriel.
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