industrialization
noun
in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion
in-ˌdə-strē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
: the act or process of industrializing : the widespread development of industries in a region, country, culture, etc.
Industrialization and modern insect control have improved the quality of life around the globe, but they have also added some 100,000 chemical compounds that, some scientists worry, could affect the health of people and wildlife.—
Hannah Fairfield
Hannah FairfieldInvestors became convinced that growing global demand for energy, the industrialization of China and India and the lack of spare production capacity would keep crude prices surging ever upward.—A. Gary Shilling
A. Gary ShillingTelevision, like industrialization and democracy, was slow to arrive in Italy, coming in 1954, several years after it was introduced in the US.—Alexander Stille
Alexander StilleExamples of industrialization in a Sentence
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The company continues to focus on its industrialization plan, with significant efforts in optimizing manufacturing processes and reducing per unit sensor costs.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
This included industrialization, and, with it, the conception of leisure as a way of allowing people to recuperate from work with a temporary escape from the ugly, unhealthy atmosphere of the city.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
Rhee refused, citing that Japan had justified its brutal 36-year colonial rule over Korea in the name of industrialization.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
After all, similar shifts occurred in the wake of mass industrialization, such as the arts and crafts movement in the late 19th century, which emerged as a response to the growing automation of labor.
—Martin Abel, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
This included industrialization, and, with it, the conception of leisure as a way of allowing people to recuperate from work with a temporary escape from the ugly, unhealthy atmosphere of the city.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
Rhee refused, citing that Japan had justified its brutal 36-year colonial rule over Korea in the name of industrialization.
—Seung-Whan Choi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
After all, similar shifts occurred in the wake of mass industrialization, such as the arts and crafts movement in the late 19th century, which emerged as a response to the growing automation of labor.
—Martin Abel, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Industrialization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/industrialization. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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