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Adjective: industrial  in'dús-tree-ul
  1. Of or relating to or resulting from industry
    "industrial output"
     
  2. Having highly developed industries
    "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation"
     
  3. Employed in industry
    "the industrial classes"; "industrial work"
     
  4. Suitable to stand up to hard wear
    "industrial carpeting"

See also: blue-collar, developed, heavy-duty, highly-developed, industrialised [Brit], industrialized, postindustrial, progressive

Antonym: nonindustrial

Encyclopedia: Industrial, West Virginia