1. A company that is involved with manufacturing of goods.
2. A particular trade or service and the people who work in it.
3. Businesses that make products as opposed to services.
4. A stock or bond issued by a company or business enterprise.

1. A reference to the production of goods; especially, those made in factories.
2. Relating to factories, the people who work in factories, or the things made in factories: "Steve is an industrial engineer who is researching thousands of industrial uses for plastic."
3. Having developed numerous factories which are actively making products: "China has become a major industrial nation."
4. A descriptive term for groups of productive organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income.

Pertaining to the production or supply of various resources; such as, water or power, for agriculture and industry.

Any action; such as, striking or boycotting, that is taken by workers to protest against working conditions, managerial policy, etc.

The period in human development starting with the Industrial Revolution and progressing into the present time: "There are some people who describe the Industrial Age as the Postindustrial Age because of the reduction of traditional manufacturing as opposed to the service economy or an economic system or sector based on the buying and selling of services."

A modern method of producing food which is characterized by the use of high-yield varieties of crops and livestock, in connection with intensive inputs in the form of machinery, energy, fertilizers, hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals, and irrigation water: "Industrial agriculture is much more energy-intensive than traditional agriculture, and there are those who also say it results in larger crop yields."

The archaeological study of the period and sites of the Industrial Revolution and later: Industrial archaeology is the research of machines, methods, buildings, and locations which are characteristic of the early history of the Industrial Revolution or used by various industries in the past.

Industrial archaeology involves the discovery, recording, and investigation of the material remains of past industrial activities, covering ways of making, transporting, and distributing products.

1. A subject of study in schools with the objectives of developing the manual and technical skills that are required to work with tools and machinery.
2. An educational subject which teaches students how to work with tools and machines: "His favorite high school class, or subject, was industrial arts."

A field which involves the study of climate and weather on the operations of an industry and that provides climatological data on which to base administrative and operational decisions involving potential influences that could be a result of the weather.

A factory or collection of buildings relating to industrial production.

The study or practice of designing products which can be manufactured.

Diamonds which are not suitable for gemstones: "Such diamonds are used as abrasives or for cutting instruments."

An occupational disease which is characteristic of some workers who work in certain industries; for example asbestosis; a lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles.

The study of the flows of material and energy resources in industrial and consumer activities, of the effects of these flows on the environment, and of the influences of economic, political, and social factors on the use of such resources: "Industrial ecology utilizes the principles from ecology, thermodynamics, and systems theories."

1. The branch of scientific knowledge which manages and improves the economical use of people and equipment through the applications of costs, work standards, and the improvement of the working environment.
2. The application of design, machines, processes, principles, training, and the techniques of scientific management to the maintenance of a high level of productivity; such as, by analytical study, improvement, and installation of methods and systems, operating procedures, quantity and quality measurements and controls, safety measures, and personnel administration.

Weariness that is caused by prolonged or excessive labor and which is exacerbated by monotony or by exposure to extreme working conditions; such as, heat or cold: An industrial fatigue may lead to lowered output, mistakes, and accidents by the workers.

A branch of economics that deals with various production activities; such as, the influences that physical locations might have on factories.

A form of preventative medicine which deals with the protection of the health of those who are involved in industrial work.

A hard stone; such as, a ruby or sapphire, which is used for bearings and impulse pins in tools and for recording needles.

A location or zone outside of a town or city; which is designed especially for factories, business offices, etc.

1. Mental science applied to certain problems found in industry; dealing primarily with personnel selection, training, and the mental health of workers.
2. The branch of human behavior that is concerned with the efficient management of an industrial labor force and especially with problems encountered by workers in a mechanized environment: "Industrial psychology came into existence in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at a time when industrial production was expanding, new types of labor and common occupations were emerging, and greater demands were being made on individuals."

1. The various ways in which businesses relate to and deal with workers, governments, and various public organizations.
2. The relations which exist between the management and workers in an factory or industrial enterprise.
3. The art or study of managing relationships of management and workers; especially, with the purpose of improving them.

A period when major social and economic changes took place in Britain, Europe, and the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of electrical power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed.

1. The social and economic changes brought about when the extensive mechanization of production systems resulted in a major shift from home manufacturing to large-scale factory production.
2. A complex of economic and social changes caused by the shift of production from hand or physical labor at home, or in small workshops, to mechanized systems in large factories; such as, in the weaving of textiles, etc.

A programmable machine that is in use for industrial applications which has the freedom of movement similar to that of a human's waist, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers.

1. That which is stronger, more powerful, or more intense than others of its kind: "Henry claimed that he was wearing industrial-strength shoes."
2. A reference to a commercial product, very strong, powerful, or durable compared to other products of the same type.

A relationship in which at least two manufacturing facilities exchange materials, energy, or information in order to produce a collective benefit greater than the total of individual benefits which could be achieved by acting alone.

A closed-circuit system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points and is used for monitoring and viewing manufacturing operations.

Any of the various categories of disposable matter that is generated by manufacturing or commercial processes and which usually indicates some kind of hazardous or toxic materials: The city established a working group to monitor the industrial waste of the company that produced plastic films which was located near the river.

Robots, as industrial workers.

The use of solar thermal technologies to produce hot air, water, or steam for industrial purposes, generally at temperatures below 250 degrees centigrade.