industrial

in·dus·trial (in dus′trē əl)

adjective

Etymology: < Fr & ML: Fr industriel < ML industrialis

noun

a stock, bond, etc. of an industrial corporation or enterprise: usually used in pl.
Rare a person working in industry
a form of dance music characterized by pulsating rhythms, fragmented vocal lines, and distorted electronic sounds including urban sound effects

in·dus′·tri·ally adverb

modif.

manufacturing, manufactured, mechanized, automated, industrialized, factory-made, machine-made, modern, streamlined, in industry, technical, metropolitan, smokestack; see also mechanical 1.

Antonyms handmade*, domestic*, handcrafted.

Modifies a noun

revolution: The Miners cottages were the home of many of the shale miners throughout the industrial revolution of the 19th Century.
estate: Then onwards to the West Wilts industrial estate, Westbury.
action: Under UK labor laws, industrial action must commence within four weeks of a ballot closing.
dispute: Nothing on such a scale had been seen before in a British industrial dispute.
placement: He has been involved with industrial placement for many years.
tribunal: Currently only about 15 % of all industrial tribunal ( IT ) claims go on to tribunal.

Modifying Another Word

mainly: This work is funded from external, mainly industrial, sources many of which are based overseas.
truly: No.36 No.36 in a truly industrial scene during 1997.
only: For a long time it was the only industrial economy in the region.
then: If the negotiations fail then Industrial action will be firmly back on the agenda.
however: However industrial archeological periodicals don't seem to mention this ( do they?

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