industrialization
UK/ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/US/ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
industrialization noun: a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
Noun
industrialization (plural industrializations)
- A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
- It was during this period of industrialization that the individualistic world view of classical liberalism became the dominant ideology of capitalism.1990, E. K. Hunt, Property and Prophets, 6th edition, New York: Harper & Row, →ISBN, →OCLC
- […] between two periods within the era of industrialization: the "paleotechnic" under the sway of steam and mechanics, that coincides with the "imperial-financial age," the era of Kriegspiel or "wardom"; […]1996, Armand Mattelart, The Invention of Communication
- Antonyms:
- deindustrialization
industrialization meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
industrialization in Hindi
- process of social and economic change
- औद्योगीकरण audyogīkraṇ
industrialization in Tamil
- தொழில் மயமாக்கம், தொழில் மயமாக்கல், தொழில் மயமாக்குதல்
industrialization in Marathi
- process of social and economic change
- औद्योगिकीकरण audyogikīkraṇ
industrialization in Urdu
- process of social and economic change
- صنعت کاری san'at kārī
More languagesFewer languages
- industrialization in Bengali
- শিল্পায়ন
- industrialization in Odia
- ଔଦ୍ଯ଼ୋଗିକୀକରଣ
- industrialization in Nepali
- औद्योगीकरण, औद्योगिकीकरण
- industrialization in Tagalog
- sakalalang, pagsasakalalang
- industrialization in Arabic
- تَصْنِيع taṣnīʕ, تَحَوُّل صِنَاعِيّ taḥawwul ṣināʕiyy
- industrialization in Malay
- perindustrian
- industrialization in Indonesian
- industrialisasi
- industrialization in Persian
- صنعتیسازی san'ati-sâzi
- industrialization in Thai
- การปรับให้เป็นอุตสาหกรรม gaan bpràp hâi bpen ùt-sǎa-hà-gam
- industrialization in Vietnamese
- sự công nghiệp hoá
- industrialization in Myanmar
- စက်မှုလုပ်ငန်း cakhmu.lupngan:
Examples of industrialization in a sentence
- Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization.
- Today many homegardens are threatened by urbanization, industrialization of agriculture, and other challenges.
- Working from a psycho-dynamic perspective, Fromm explained authoritarianism as a response to the breakdown of traditional social structures brought about by industrialization and modernization.
Antonyms of industrialization
Forms of industrialization
| plural | industrializations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | industrialisation |
Origin of industrialization
From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.
Words formed from industrialization
Words that rhyme with industrialization
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about industrialization
- What does industrialization mean?
- Industrialization means a process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
- What is industrialization in Hindi?
- Industrialization in Hindi is औद्योगीकरण (audyogīkraṇ). See Industrialization meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is industrialization?
- Industrialization is a noun.
- How do you pronounce industrialization?
- Industrialization is pronounced /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of industrialization?
- The plural of industrialization is industrializations.
Words near industrialization in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: industrialization (page history and authors); industrialization (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); industrialization (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); industrialization (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); industrialization (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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