Industrial Revolution

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labour to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.

Equivalents

EspañolRevolución Industrial

Françaisrévolution industrielle

DeutschIndustrielle Revolution

13 more languages

العربيةالثورة الصناعية

Italianorivoluzione industriale

日本語産業革命

ქართულიინდუსტრიული რევოლუცია

한국어산업 혁명

မြန်မာစက်မှုတော်လှန်ရေး

Nederlandsindustriële revolutie

PortuguêsRevolução Industrial

RomânăRevoluția Industrială

Русскийиндустриа́льная револю́ция промы́шленная револю́ция

KiswahiliMapinduzi ya Viwandani

Українськапромисло́ва револю́ція промисло́вий переворо́т

Tiếng Việtcách mạng công nghiệp

Examples

“The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have ⟳ been a disaster for the human race ⟳.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

industrial rock industrial scale industrial school industrial store industrial strength industrial tribunal

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