Meanings
plural industrializations · alternative industrialisation
- BritishEnglishOxfordUSA 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, →OCLC2 more examples
[…] 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 CommunicationThe PM2.5 levels in all these cities far exceed the World Health Organization’s limit and illustrate a growing concern for South Asian countries as they experience rapid industrializations and population booms that are fueling pollution levels.
2023 November 10, Rhea Mogul, “This megacity is the latest to shut down as pollution chokes swathes of South Asia”, in CNNAntonyms: deindustrialization
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe development of industry on an extensive scale
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchindustrialisation
- Englishindustrialization
From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial + -ization or industrialize + -ation.
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Arabic تَصْنِيع, تَحَوُّل صِنَاعِيّ
- تَصْنِيع (taṣnīʕ)process of social and economic change
- تَحَوُّل صِنَاعِيّ (taḥawwul ṣināʕiyy)process of social and economic change
Bulgarian индустриализа́ция
- индустриализа́ция (industrializácija)process of social and economic change
Catalan industrialització
- industrialitzacióprocess of social and economic change
Chinese Mandarin 工業化 /工业化, 產業化 /产业化
- 工業化 /工业化 (gōngyèhuà)process of social and economic change
- 產業化 /产业化 (chǎnyèhuà)process of social and economic change
- 事業化 /事业化 (shìyèhuà)process of social and economic change
Czech industrializace
- industrializaceprocess of social and economic change
Danish industrialisering
- industrialiseringprocess of social and economic change
Dutch industrialisatie
- industrialisatieprocess of social and economic change
Esperanto industriiĝo
- industriiĝoprocess of social and economic change
Estonian industrialiseerimine
- industrialiseerimineprocess of social and economic change
Finnish teollistuminen
- teollistuminenprocess of social and economic change
French industrialisation
- industrialisationprocess of social and economic change
German Industrialisierung
- Industrialisierungprocess of social and economic change
Greek εκβιομηχάνιση
- εκβιομηχάνιση (ekviomichánisi)process of social and economic change
Hebrew תִּעוּשׂ \ תיעוש
- תִּעוּשׂ \ תיעוש (ti'ús)process of social and economic change
Hindi औद्योगीकरण
- औद्योगीकरण (audyogīkraṇ)process of social and economic change
Hungarian iparosodás
- iparosodásprocess of social and economic change
Icelandic iðnvæðing
- iðnvæðingprocess of social and economic change
Indonesian industrialisasi
- industrialisasiprocess of social and economic change
Italian industrializzazione
- industrializzazioneprocess of social and economic change
Japanese 産業化, 工業化
- 産業化 (sangyōka)process of social and economic change
- 工業化 (kōgyōka)process of social and economic change
- 事業化 (jigyōka)process of social and economic change
Korean 산업화, 공업화
- 산업화 (saneophwa)process of social and economic change
- 공업화 (gong'eophwa)process of social and economic change
Latvian industrializācija
- industrializācijaprocess of social and economic change
Lithuanian industrializacija
- industrializacijaprocess of social and economic change
Malay perindustrian
- perindustrianprocess of social and economic change
Norwegian Bokmål industrialisering
- industrialiseringprocess of social and economic change
Persian صنعتیسازی
- صنعتیسازی (san'ati-sâzi)process of social and economic change
Polish industrializacja, uprzemysłowienie
- industrializacjaprocess of social and economic change
- uprzemysłowienieprocess of social and economic change
Portuguese industrialização
- industrializaçãoprocess of social and economic change
Romanian industrializare
- industrializareprocess of social and economic change
Russian индустриализа́ция
- индустриализа́ция (industrializácija)process of social and economic change
Slovak industrializácia
- industrializáciaprocess of social and economic change
Spanish industrialización
- industrializaciónprocess of social and economic change
Swedish industrialisering
- industrialiseringprocess of social and economic change
Tagalog sakalalang, pagsasakalalang
- sakalalangprocess of social and economic change
- pagsasakalalangprocess of social and economic change
Thai การปรับให้เป็นอุตสาหกรรม
- การปรับให้เป็นอุตสาหกรรม (gaan bpràp hâi bpen ùt-sǎa-hà-gam)process of social and economic change
Turkish sanayileşme, endüstrileşme
- sanayileşmeprocess of social and economic change
- endüstrileşmeprocess of social and economic change
Ukrainian індустріаліза́ція
- індустріаліза́ція (industrializácija)process of social and economic change
Urdu صنعت کاری
- صنعت کاری (san'at kārī)process of social and economic change
Vietnamese sự công nghiệp hoá
- sự công nghiệp hoáprocess of social and economic change
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with industrialization
Cite this entry
industrialization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialization
“industrialization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialization. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “industrialization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/industrialization.
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