in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
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This is the reality of modern manufacturing: industrial facilities are incredibly sophisticated, but they can be knocked offline by a single failure anywhere along the assembly line.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
The communications services, healthcare, consumer discretionary, and industrials sectors were the most significant contributors to last week's earnings growth improvement.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Sector moves: Tuesday’s best-performing three sectors were consumer discretionary, industrials, and information technology.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
The communications services, healthcare, consumer discretionary, and industrials sectors were the most significant contributors to last week's earnings growth improvement.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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