/ Dictionary / Index I industrial: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: in•dus•tri•al Pronunciation: (in-dus'trē-ul), [key] — adj. of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or resulting from industry: industrial production; industrial waste. having many and highly developed industries: an industrial nation. engaged in an industry or industries: industrial workers. of or pertaining to the workers in industries: industrial training. used in industry: industrial diamonds: industrial fabrics. noting or pertaining to industrial life insurance. —n. an industrial product: diamonds classed as industrials and nonindustrials. a company engaged in industrial enterprises. an employee in some industry, esp. a manufacturing industry. stocks and bonds of industrial companies. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: industrial (Thesaurus) indusium industrial arts Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language