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nonindustrial

nonindustrial

5.5
A community without large factories or heavy manufacturing
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnɪnˈdʌstrɪəl/
translation icon : no industrial
  • The town is characterized by its nonindustrial economy, relying mainly on agriculture and tourism.
  • nonindustrial countries
  • industrial and nonindustrial

Examples

  • Nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) landowners own 62 percent of Virginia's forestland and determine the likelihood of its harvest and utilization.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The aim of this proactive protocol is to provide a cost-effective guide for preventing IAQ problems in nonindustrial settings and in buildings in which there are no current IAQ complaints.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The nonindustrial group includes as many countries as possible for which observations are available for the above variables.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Finally, no evidence is found of a Granger-causal relationship running in either direction between economic freedom and political freedom for industrial or nonindustrial countries.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Specifically, the results show that economic freedom Granger-causes the level of economic well-being for both industrial and nonindustrial countries.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The results indicate that both industrial and nonindustrial countries exhibit similar Granger-causal relationships among the variables studied.

    Academic text (1998)
  • For instance, any large nonindustrial project with more than 100,000 square feet of floor space or 100 dwelling units will qualify.

    Blog text (6)
  • The analysis is conducted using two sets of pooled cross-sectional time-series data: one for industrial countries and one for nonindustrial countries.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Research sampling tissues in Arctic animals first revealed the bioaccumulation of chemical pollutants in the local food chains of relatively nonindustrial regions.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For instance, Oregon has enacted a Forest Resource Trust program to encourage reforestation of private, nonindustrial lands that were logged before replanting requirements were adopted.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

unindustrialized
vsnonindustrial
7.0

A country or area that does not have many factories to make goods

is broader, describing anything not involving advanced factory production
unindustrious
vsnonindustrial
8.5

Having little industry or few factories

is about lacking highly developed or advanced factory production
nonmanufacturing
vsnonindustrial
6.1

Relating to services and jobs that do not make goods in factories

focuses instead on places or things missing advanced factory or industry development

Antonyms

520 3.2

Relating to factories and the making of goods

How Industrial

industrial
520 3.2
nonindustrial
5.5
rural
392 2.5
agricultural
169 3.7

Surface Forms

nonindustrial positive

Morphology

nonindustrial = industrial (transparent) = non + industrial

Meaning is directly derived by negation: 'non-' + 'industrial' = not industrial.

Etymology

Nonindustrial starts with non- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from industry, which means 'work by machines or factories'. So nonindustrial means 'not about factories or heavy manufacturing', and we use it for places or activities that are rural, traditional, or without large industry.