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      industrial
      noun
      (business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
      (finance) A bond or stock issued by such a company.
      (film) A film made for use within an industry, not for a movie-going audience.
      An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia, United States.
      A township in Saginaw, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
      (informal) Ellipsis of industrial piercing. [(US) A piercing, especially of the upper ear cartilage, in which two pierced holes are connected with a single straight piece of jewelry.]
      (informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of industrial music. [A noisy, experimental genre of music with transgressive themes.]
      (dated, 19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry.
      adjective
      Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing.
      Produced by such industry.
      Used by such industry.
      Suitable for use in such industry; industrial-grade.
      (of a society or country) Having many industries; industrialized.
      Massive in scale or quantity.
      Employed as manpower by such industry.
      (music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.
      Roots
      induindu- · Latin · withinstruerestri- · Latin · to build-alis-al · Latin · pertaining to
      Synonyms for industrial
      manufacturingncommercialadj
      Words related to industrial
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      The word industrial breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: indu-, from Latin indu (“within”); stri, from Latin struere (“to build”); and -al, from Latin -alis (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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