industrial revolution

noun

: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery or by an important change in the prevailing types and methods of use of such machines

Examples of industrial revolution in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their industrial revolutions are far from over, and their need for reliable, affordable power is only accelerating. —Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025

The industrial revolution meant Europe and North America had more goods to trade than ever before, as well as railways and steam engines to carry them. —Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025

The industrial revolution disrupted that, eventually introducing fast fashion and flooding the market with an abundance of cheap clothing that falls apart fast. —Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025

As in the industrial revolution, the AI age is ushering in a massive substitution of capital for labor. —John Sviokla, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for industrial revolution

• ablution
• aleutian
• confucian
• dilution
• elution
• locution
• pollution
• solution
• volution
• absolution
• allocution
• attribution

Kids Definition

industrial revolution

noun

: a rapid major change in an economy (as in England in the late 18th century) marked by the general introduction of power-driven machinery