light industry

noun

Any industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery.

Opposite
heavy industry
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Meanings

nounlight industry (countable and uncountable, plural light industries)

plural light industries

  1. countableuncountableAny industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heavy industry

Translations

Bulgarian ле́ка проми́шленост
  • ле́ка проми́шленост (léka promíšlenost)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Catalan indústria lleugera
  • indústria lleugeraindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Chinese Mandarin 輕工業 /轻工业, 輕工 /轻工
  • 輕工業 /轻工业 (qīnggōngyè)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
  • 輕工 /轻工 (qīnggōng)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Czech lehký průmysl
  • lehký průmyslindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Esperanto malpeza industrio
  • malpeza industrioindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Estonian kergetööstus
  • kergetööstusindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Finnish kevyt teollisuus
  • kevyt teollisuusindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
French industrie légère
  • industrie légèreindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
German Leichtindustrie
  • Leichtindustrieindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Hungarian könnyűipar
  • könnyűiparindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Indonesian industri ringan
  • industri ringanindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Japanese 軽工業
  • 軽工業 (keikōgyō)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Korean 경공업
  • 경공업 (gyeonggong'eop)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Latvian vieglā rūpniecība
  • vieglā rūpniecībaindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Lithuanian lengvoji pramonė
  • lengvoji pramonėindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Malay perindustrian ringan
  • perindustrian ringanindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Persian صنایع سبک
  • صنایع سبکindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Polish przemysł lekki
  • przemysł lekkiindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Portuguese indústria leve
  • indústria leveindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Romanian industrie ușoară
  • industrie ușoarăindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Russian лёгкая промы́шленность
  • лёгкая промы́шленность (ljóxkaja promýšlennostʹ)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Spanish industria ligera
  • industria ligeraindustry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
Ukrainian ле́гка промисло́вість
  • ле́гка промисло́вість (léhka promyslóvistʹ)industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
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APA

light industry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20industry

MLA

“light industry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20industry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light industry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20industry.

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