English / word
Industrial Revolution
noun B2MEANING IN ENGLISH
The historical transition from handcraft and agrarian economies to machine-driven manufacturing that began in Britain in the late 18th century.
In context
01
The Industrial Revolution marked a shift in production processes.
02
The lecture explained the Industrial Revolution.
Synonyms
age of industrialization,machine age,technological revolution
Antonyms
agrarian era,pre-industrial age,deindustrialization
Collocations
first Industrial Revolution,Fourth Industrial Revolution,impact of the Industrial Revolution