industrial: Meaning and Definition of

in•dus•tri•al

Pronunciation: (in-dus'trē-ul), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste.
  2. having many and highly developed industries: an industrial nation.
  3. engaged in an industry or industries: industrial workers.
  4. of or pertaining to the workers in industries: industrial training.
  5. used in industry: industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics.
  6. noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance.
—n.
  1. an industrial product: diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials.
  2. a company engaged in industrial enterprises.
  3. an employee in some industry, esp. a manufacturing industry.
  4. stocks and bonds of industrial companies.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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