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INDUSTRIALIZED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does industrialized mean?
• INDUSTRIALIZED (adjective)
The adjective INDUSTRIALIZED has 1 sense:
1. made industrial; converted to industrialism
Familiarity information: INDUSTRIALIZED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Made industrial; converted to industrialism
Synonyms:
industrialised; industrialized
Context example:
industrialized areas
Similar:
industrial (having highly developed industries)
Context examples
Researchers say the magnesium consumption from natural foods has decreased in the past few decades, owing to industrialized agriculture and changes in dietary habits.
(Low Magnesium Levels Make Vitamin D Ineffective, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The International System of Units (Systeme International d'Unites, SI) is a decimal system of weights and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units established through the Treaty of the Meter (Convention du Metre) signed in Paris in 1875 and currently signed by 48 nations including all the major industrialized countries.
(International System of Units, NCI Thesaurus)
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