'Industrial' definitions:

Definition of 'industrial'

From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to or resulting from industry; "industrial output"
adjective
Having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation" [ant: nonindustrial]
adjective
Employed in industry; "the industrial classes"; "industrial work"
adjective
Suitable to stand up to hard wear; "industrial carpeting"

Definition of 'Industrial'

From: GCIDE
  • Industrial \In*dus"tri*al\, a. [Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry.] Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. [1913 Webster]
  • The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
  • Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries.
  • Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'industrial'

From: GCIDE
  • blue-collar \blue-collar\ adj.
  • 1. of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well-groomed appearance. [Narrower terms: industrial] white-collar [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers. [Narrower terms: {lower-class, low-class}]
  • Syn: propertyless, wage-earning, working-class. [WordNet 1.5]

Synonyms of 'industrial'

From: Moby Thesaurus