industrialization

== English == === Alternative forms === industrialisation (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From French industrialisation. Analyzable as industrial +‎ -ization or industrialize +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/, [ɪnˌdʌst͡ʃɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən] (Canada) IPA(key): /ɪnˌdʌstɹɪəlɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ɪnˌdɐstɹiəlɑeˈzæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === industrialization (plural industrializations) (American spelling, Oxford British English) A process of social and economic change whereby a human society is transformed from a preindustrial to an industrial state. Antonym: deindustrialization Hyponym: overindustrialization Coordinate terms: preindustrialization, protoindustrialization, postindustrialization, reindustrialization ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====