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

The winner of the next industrial revolution will not be the region with the best engineers. —David Frykman, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026

But the scale of disruption today is predicted to be greater than anything that’s happened since the industrial revolution. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026

In the industrial revolution, much manual work was automated, making jobs that required more skills and education more promising for secure employment. —Essence, 16 Mar. 2026

Jensen says don’t worry because AI is the fourth industrial revolution, but there aren’t enough non-hyperscalers willing to pay – at least not yet – for the generative AI and accelerated computing infrastructure. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026

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