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Industrialisation

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

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

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Word	Definition
industrializationnoun	A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
industrial enterprisenoun	the development of industry on an extensive scale

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Industrialisation"

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Word	Definition
industrializationnoun	A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state.
industrial enterprisenoun	the development of industry on an extensive scale
industrializingnoun	That is undergoing industrialisation; becoming more industrial.
manufacturingnoun	The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
micnoun	(physics) A microfarad.
mechanizationnoun	The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
industrialismnoun	The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.
mass-production	—
automationnoun	The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
mechanisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of mechanization. [The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.]
modernizationnoun	The process of modernizing.
industrial development	—
industrialisingnoun	—
deindustrialisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of deindustrialization. [A decrease in industrial activity or capacity.]
industrialiseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize. [(of a country) To develop industry; to become industrial.]
urbanisationnoun	Alternative spelling of urbanization. [The process of the formation and growth of cities.]
globalisationnoun	The process of becoming a more interconnected world.
colonialisationnoun	Alternative spelling of colonialization. [Bringing into subjection or subjugation, and implies the subjugation or pacification of a people, and taking of a pre-populated land.]
proletarianisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proletarianization. [The act or process of making somebody or something proletarian.]
industrialised	(British spelling) having undergone industrialisation.