industrialization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ [ɪnˌdʌst͡ʃɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-industrialisation.wav /ɪnˌdɐstɹiəlɑeˈzæɪʃən/

Word forms

industrialization industrializations industrialisation

Etymology

From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.

Antonyms

deindustrialization

Related words

deindustrialized industrial industrialist industrialize industrialized industry reindustrialized

Derived words

agroindustrialization deindustrialization overindustrialization postindustrialization preindustrialization protoindustrialization proto-industrialization reindustrialization

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