in·dus·tri·al
in-ˈdə-strē-əl 
1
: of or relating to industry
2
: engaged in industry
the industrial classes
3
: characterized by highly developed industries
an industrial nation
4
: used in or developed for use in industry
industrial diamonds
5
: derived from human industry
industrial wealth
1
a
: one that is employed in industry
b
: a company engaged in industrial production or service
2
: a stock or bond issued by an industrial corporation or enterprise
Examples of industrial in a Sentence
Adjective
There are thousands of industrial uses for plastic.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
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—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Undervalued sectors like health care and materials and industrials are expected to see profit increases in the high teens.
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Adjective
In the third quarter , as part of DuPont’s electronics and industrial unit, semiconductor technologies sales advanced over 20% year over year on an organic basis.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Despite declining market shares, Energy Intelligence forecasts that oil and natural gas will still meet the lion’s share of global energy demand in 2025, largely due to their critical roles in transportation and industrial sectors.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
The ideas range across a variety of sectors, from industrials to health care and from consumer stocks to technology.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
Undervalued sectors like health care and materials and industrials are expected to see profit increases in the high teens.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Industrial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrial. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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