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Industrialization

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.

🔄 Synonyms of "Industrialization"

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Word	Definition
industrialisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialization. [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 "Industrialization"

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Word	Definition
industrialisationnoun	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialization. [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
commercializationnoun	The act of commercializing.
industrialnoun	(business) An enterprise producing tangible goods or providing certain services to industrial companies.
manufacturingnoun	The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.
manufacturenoun	The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale.
factorynoun	A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
productionnoun	The act of producing, making or creating something.
processingnoun	(computing) The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
makernoun	Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
makingnoun	The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.
micnoun	(physics) A microfarad.
industrynoun	(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
industriesnoun	(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
mechanizationnoun	The use of machinery to replace human or animal labour, especially in agriculture and industry.
mass productionnoun	The process of manufacturing products on a large scale.
industrial development	—
industrialismnoun	The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture.
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.