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INDUSTRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The organized action of making of goods and services for sale
Example:
American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("industry" is a kind of...):
business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)
Domain member category:
point system (a system of evaluation based on awarding points according to rules)
industry (the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise)
privatise; privatize (change from governmental to private control or ownership)
rat (employ scabs or strike breakers in)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "industry"):
cottage industry (small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment)
production ((economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale)
industrial enterprise; industrialisation; industrialization (the development of industry on an extensive scale)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Persevering determination to perform a task
Example:
frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues
Synonyms:
diligence; industriousness; industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("industry" is a kind of...):
determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "industry"):
assiduity; assiduousness; concentration (great and constant diligence and attention)
sedulity; sedulousness (the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive)
studiousness (diligent study)
Derivation:
diligent (quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness)
industrious (working hard to promote an enterprise)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
Example:
each industry has its own trade publications
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("industry" is a kind of...):
commercial enterprise (an enterprise connected with commerce)
Domain category:
industry; manufacture (the organized action of making of goods and services for sale)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "industry"):
arms industry; munitions industry (an industry that manufacturers weapons of war)
oil business; oil industry; refining industry (an industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products)
plastics industry (an industry that manufactures plastic articles)
market; securities industry (the securities markets in the aggregate)
service industry (an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects)
shipbuilding industry (an industry that builds ships)
shoe industry (an industry that manufactures and sells shoes)
sign industry (an industry that produces signs)
steel industry (the industry that makes steel and steel products)
sunrise industry (a new industry that is expanding rapidly (especially telecommunications or electronics))
tobacco industry (an industry that manufactures and sells products containing tobacco)
toy business; toy industry (an industry that manufactures and sells toys for children)
trucking industry (an industry that provides transportation for commercial products)
lighting industry (an industry devoted to manufacturing and selling and installing lighting)
growth industry (an industry that is growing rapidly)
film industry; movie industry (the entertainment industries involved in producing and distributing movies)
entertainment industry; show biz; show business (those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater)
electronics industry (the manufacturers of electronic products considered collectively)
construction industry; housing industry (an industry that builds housing)
computer industry (the manufacturers of computers considered collectively)
coal industry (the producers of coal considered collectively)
chemical industry (the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively)
aviation (the operation of aircraft to provide transportation)
automobile industry (the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively)
banking industry; banking system (banks collectively)
apparel industry; fashion business; fashion industry; garment industry; rag trade (makers and sellers of fashionable clothing)
aluminum business; aluminum industry (manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group)
Derivation:
industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
Context examples:
A leading trade association in the USA whose members are manufacturers of electro industry products.
(National Electrical Manufacturers Association, NCI Thesaurus)
Nickel sulfide is used in lithium batteries, as a catalyst in the petrochemical industry and is used in the manufacture of silicate-oxide nickel ores.
(Nickel Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): academic, pharmaceutical industry, government, other.
(Organization Type Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Phosphate reagents are used in research laboratories, medicine or industry in various technical procedures.
(Phosphate Buffer, NCI Thesaurus)
It's also used in many industries.
(Mercury, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
It occurs more commonly in workers in the textile industry.
(Byssinosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Amosite is used extensively in industry for various purposes.
(Amosite Asbestos, NCI Thesaurus)
Benzotrichloride is used extensively as a chemical intermediate in industry for the preparation of dyes.
(Benzotrichloride, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used as a meat tenderizer in the food industry.
(Bromelain, NCI Dictionary)
And there was Higginbotham's Cash Store, that monument of his own industry and ability.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
