industrial
/ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
noun
- A company whose stock is traded on the stock market and that is involved in manufacturing or heavy industry.
- Investors are buying shares in industrials because the economy is growing.
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks the performance of 30 major industrials.
- Many industrials reported higher profits this quarter.
adjective
- Relating to or used in industry (the production of goods in factories).
- Industrial waste must be treated before it is released into rivers.
- She works as an industrial engineer, designing better production lines.
- The city's industrial area is full of large factories.
- Having a lot of factories or heavy industry.
- Many industrial towns have struggled since factories closed.
- The country is becoming more industrial as new factories are built.
- The Ruhr Valley in Germany is a highly industrial region.
- Very strong, large, or powerful, like something used in industry.
- He bought an industrial vacuum cleaner for the workshop.
- They installed an industrial-strength air conditioner in the warehouse.
- The kitchen uses an industrial-sized mixer for making large batches of dough.
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