English word industrial comes from Latin indostruus, and later Latin industrius (Active, industrious, assiduous, diligent.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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indostruus | Latin (lat) | |
industrius | Latin (lat) | Active, industrious, assiduous, diligent. |
industria | Latin (lat) | Diligence, purpose. Industry. |
industrie | French (fr) | A profession. An industry, productive enterprise(s). The quality of inventiveness, notably for disapproved purposes. The virtue diligence, zeal. |
industriel | French (fr) | Industrial (a particular) industry. Industrialist. |
industrial | English (en) | (business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.. (dated, 19th-mid 20th century) An employee in industry. (finance) A bond or stock issued by such company. (informal) An industrial piercing.. (informal, uncountable) industrial music (music) Belonging or pertaining to the genre of industrial music.. (of a society or country) Having many [...] |