Industrial Revolution

proper noun

The major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Industrial Revolution
  1. historicalThe major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.

    The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

    1995, Theodore Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future

Translations

Afrikaans Industriële Revolusie, Nywerheidsrevolusie
  • Industriële Revolusiemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • Nywerheidsrevolusiemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Arabic الثورة الصناعية
  • الثورة الصناعيةmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Bengali শিল্প বিপ্লব
  • শিল্প বিপ্লব (śilpo biplob)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Bulgarian индустриа́лна револю́ция, проми́шлена револю́ция
  • индустриа́лна револю́ция (industriálna revoljúcija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • проми́шлена револю́ция (promíšlena revoljúcija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Catalan Revolució Industrial
  • Revolució Industrialmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Chinese Cantonese 工業革命 /工业革命
  • 工業革命 /工业革命 (gung¹ jip⁶ gaak³ ming⁶)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Chinese Mandarin 工業革命 /工业革命
  • 工業革命 /工业革命 (gōngyè gémìng)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Czech průmyslová revoluce
  • průmyslová revolucemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Danish industrielle revolution
  • industrielle revolutionmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Dutch industriële revolutie
  • industriële revolutiemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Esperanto industria revolucio
  • industria revoluciomajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Estonian tööstuslik pööre
  • tööstuslik pööremajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Finnish teollinen vallankumous
  • teollinen vallankumousmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
French révolution industrielle
  • révolution industriellemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
German Industrielle Revolution
  • Industrielle Revolutionmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Greek βιομηχανική επανάσταση
  • βιομηχανική επανάσταση (viomichanikí epanástasi)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Hebrew המהפכה התעשייתית
  • המהפכה התעשייתיתmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Hindi औद्योगिक क्रांति
  • औद्योगिक क्रांति (audyogik krānti)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Hungarian ipari forradalom
  • ipari forradalommajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Icelandic Iðnbyltingin
  • Iðnbyltinginmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Irish Réabhlóid Thionsclaíoch
  • Réabhlóid Thionsclaíochmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Italian rivoluzione industriale
  • rivoluzione industrialemajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Japanese 産業革命
  • 産業革命 (sangyō kakumei)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Korean 산업 혁명
  • 산업 혁명 (saneop hyeongmyeong)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Latvian rūpnieciskā revolūcija
  • rūpnieciskā revolūcijamajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Lithuanian pramonės perversmas
  • pramonės perversmasmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Malay Revolusi Perindustrian
  • Revolusi Perindustrianmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Persian انقلاب صنعتی
  • انقلاب صنعتیmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Polish rewolucja przemysłowa
  • rewolucja przemysłowamajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Portuguese Revolução Industrial
  • Revolução Industrialmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Punjabi ਸਨਅਤੀ ਇਨਕਲਾਬ
  • ਸਨਅਤੀ ਇਨਕਲਾਬ (sanaatī inaklāb)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Romanian Revoluția Industrială
  • Revoluția Industrialămajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Russian индустриа́льная револю́ция, промышленная революция
  • индустриа́льная револю́ция (industriálʹnaja revoljúcija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • промышленная революция (promyšlennaja revoljucija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Scottish Gaelic Tionndadh Gnìomhachais
  • Tionndadh Gnìomhachaismajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Slovak priemyselná revolúcia
  • priemyselná revolúciamajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Spanish Revolución Industrial
  • Revolución Industrialmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Swahili Mapinduzi ya Viwandani
  • Mapinduzi ya Viwandanimajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Swedish industriella revolutionen, industriell revolution
  • industriella revolutionenmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • industriell revolutionmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Tagalog Kalalanging Himagsikan
  • Kalalanging Himagsikanmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Tamil தொழிற்புரட்சி
  • தொழிற்புரட்சி (toḻiṟpuraṭci)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Thai การปฏิวัติอุตสาหกรรม
  • การปฏิวัติอุตสาหกรรมmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Turkish Sanayi İnkılabı
  • Sanayi İnkılabımajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Ukrainian промисло́ва револю́ція, індустріа́льна револю́ція
  • промисло́ва револю́ція (promyslóva revoljúcija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • індустріа́льна револю́ція (industriálʹna revoljúcija)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • промисло́вий переворо́т (promyslóvyj perevorót)major technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
Vietnamese cách mạng công nghiệp, cách mạng công nghiệp lần thứ nhất
  • cách mạng công nghiệpmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
  • cách mạng công nghiệp lần thứ nhấtmajor technological change in the late 18th and early 19th century
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