industrial process
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- noun
- Specialized
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proceso industrial
- The industrial process of producing steel involves several stages, including smelting and refining.
- industrial process waste
- industrial processes and fuel
- industrial process control
Sunflower has been used for thousands of years, but not the industrial process of creating sunflower oil.
- Sunflower has been used for thousands of years, but not the industrial process of creating sunflower oil.
- And you have to go through this complex industrial process to refine the oil out of those things.
- It just all it proves is that it was probably accomplished by some kind of an industrial process.
Examples
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Many companies are adopting more sustainable practices in their industrial processes to reduce waste and energy consumption.
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The industrial process used to manufacture computer chips requires precision and state-of-the-art technology.
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And you have to go through this complex industrial process to refine the oil out of those things.
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Or do we find alternative industrial processes to create new hard fats?
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Biological materials are not as easy to manipulate for industrial processes as coal or oil.
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Chemical contamination and toxic waste resulting from industrial processes figure prominently on a growing list of health hazards.
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Pesticides and industrial processes can affect water quality through runoff, soil absorption, or waste elimination.
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Man-made ozone precursors are mostly emitted through industrial processes and fossil fuel use, particularly in the transportation sector.
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What is obvious is that solar PV fabrication relies on current industrial processes, which are egregiously unsustainable.
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Lead, zinc, copper, and other heavy metals, dispersed by unfettered industrial processes and mining, poisoned thousands of hectares.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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3.4
The process of making things from raw materials, often in factories
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2.7
Making goods or services on a large scale
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3.7
Making many things using machines
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'industrial' (relating to industry/manufacturing) combined with 'process' (a sequence of steps); together they straightforwardly denote a sequence of steps used in industry. This is a literal, compositional noun phrase with clear cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Industrial process paints a simple picture of a factory assembly line where each industrial machine or worker does one process step and the product moves to the next station. That's why it means 'a planned series of operations in industry to make or produce something'.