industrial

in‧dus‧tri‧al S3 W1 / ɪndʌstriəl / 形容词

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 副词