in‧dus‧tri‧al S3 W1 /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: industrialist, industrialism, industrialization, industry; adjective: industrial, industrialized, industrious; adverb: industrially, industriously; verb: industrialize]

1. relating to industry or the people working in it
industrial production/output
Industrial production has risen by 0.5% since November.
industrial development/growth
rapid post-war industrial development
industrial conflict/dispute/unrest (=disagreement between workers and their employers)
Last year 1.3 million workers took part in industrial disputes.
industrial accident/injury (=happening at work)

2. having many industries
industrial countries/nations/states
a meeting of the world’s major industrial nations
industrial area/zone
pollution in industrial areas
By 1900, Britain was a mainly industrial society.

3. of the type used in industry:
cleaning products that are for industrial use only (=not to be used at home)
—industrially adverb

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