industrial English · revision 3829

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation, borrowing|attested=1590|origins=la industria}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|industry|-al]],^(NODE 1998) in later use influenced by [[fr|industriel]],^(NODE 1998)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la-med|industriālis]],^(Etymonline) from [[la|industria|t=diligence, activity]].^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) It is related to [[industry]] and [[industrious]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Pertaining to industry or productive labour: 1590 in the OED,^(OED 1989) an isolated use in the 1580s in Etymonline;^(Etymonline) the New Oxford dates it to the late 15th century.^(NODE 1998) Etymonline's regular record begins in 1774, as “resulting from labour”, from French.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The main modern meaning, connected with the manufacture of goods, is from 1830, from a French sense.^(Etymonline) ''Industrial revolution'' was in use by 1840 of the then recent changes in England and elsewhere.^(Etymonline) The ''industrial school'', teaching trades to poor children, is from 1853,^(OED 1989) and the noun, a person engaged in industry, from 1865.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024) “Suitable for industrial use” is from 1904,^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and “having highly developed industries” from 1911.^(OED 1989) As a style of harsh dance or rock music it is from 1988.^(Etymonline)^(COED 2004)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1590 – of productive labour.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1774 – resulting from labour.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1830 – of manufacturing.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1840 – ''industrial revolution''.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1865 – noun.^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1904 – of industrial quality.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1988 – a style of music.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of, relating to or resulting from [[industry]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Having highly developed industries: ''an industrial nation''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Used or suitable for use in industry: ''industrial diamonds''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # Of a type of harsh rock or dance music using machine-like sounds.^(COED 2004)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A company engaged in industry, or a share issued by one.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A worker in industry.^(AHD)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[industrially]]

+ * [[industrialness]]

+ * [[agroindustrial]]

+ * [[industrialise]]

+ * [[industrialism]]

+ * [[industrialist]]

+ * [[industrialize]]

+ * [[industrial-strength]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[industrious]]

+ * [[industry]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}