I. ə̇nˈdəstrēəl adjective
Etymology: partly from Middle French, produced by systematic labor, from industrie employment involving skill (from Latin industria diligence) + -al; partly from French industriel of or belonging to industry (especially manufacturing), from industrie industry (from Latin industria diligence) + -el, -al, from Latin -alis — more at industry
1. : of or belonging to industry: as
a. : being in or part of industry
industrial work
an industrial employment
b. : being or constituting an industry
an industrial enterprise
c. : characterized by highly developed industries or being chiefly dependent economically upon industry
an industrial nation
d. : engaged in industry or in industries especially at manual labor
the industrial classes
e. : derived from human industry rather than from natural advantages only or from profit only
industrial wealth
an industrial crop
f. : belonging to or aiding those engaged in industry
industrial wages
industrial safety
industrial training
g. : produced by an organized industry
industrial products
h. : used or designed or developed for use in industry
industrial fabrics
an industrial diamond
wrapping, building, and other industrial papers
2. : belonging to industrial life or accident and health insurance
II. noun
( -s )
1.
a. : one that is employed in a manufacturing industry
b. : a company engaged in industrial production or service
2. industrials plural : stocks or bonds of industrial companies
3. : something industrial (as an industrial diamond) as opposed to something else that is of the same class of things but used or designed for use for a nonindustrial purpose
III. adjective
: heavy-duty
an industrial zipper
IV. noun
Usage: often attributive
: highly amplified rock music that is characterized by a fast beat and electronic samples