*indus*

n. northern region of India where Hinduism predominates. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Hind. Hindūstānī an Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hindūstān India. ] Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n. The language of Hindustan; the name given by Europeans to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.
Syn. -- Hindu, Hindoo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi. See Hindoostanee.
Syn. -- Hindoostani, Hindoostanee, Hindostani. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Indusium. ] Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.

{ } a. (Bot.) Furnished with an indusium. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Indusia [ L., an under garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering of the seed spots of ferns. ] (Bot.) (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower. (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a veinlet. (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. industriel, LL. industrialis. See Industry. ] Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

Industrial exhibition, a public exhibition of the various industrial products of a country, or of various countries. --
Industrial school, a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; also, a school for educating neglected children, and training them to habits of industry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Industrialism must not confounded with industriousness. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop economically; -- of nations or geographical areas; as, to industrialize underdeveloped nations. [ PJC ]

adj. 1. made industrial; converted to industrialism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With reference to industry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An area designated in zoning regulations to be used by industry, often located in a suburban area, and having some park-like sections. [ PJC ]

n. The changes in the methods of production as well as the resulting changes in economic and social organization accompanying the replacement of hand labor by power-driven machinery. It started in England in about 1760, and spread to other countries with very varying time lags. The introduction of powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom led to the concentration of large areas of manufacturing in large companies, and made some goods more plentiful and cheaper by mechanical production and economies of scale. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. industrius, industriosus: cf. F. industrieux. See Industry. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Industrious to seek out the truth of all things. Spenser.

-- In*dus"tri*ous*ly, adv. -- In*dus"tri*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. persevering application; habitual and diligent occupation with productive activity.
Syn. -- diligence, industry. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Industries [ L. industria, cf. industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to those which are likely to be employed in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two or three centuries ago. A. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business; especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton industry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.

Syn. -- Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity; laboriousness; attention. See Diligence. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. not industrial; -- used of societies. Opposite of industrial and industrialized. [ Narrower terms: developing, underdeveloped; unindustrialized ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. sapo soap + Indicus Indian. ] (Bot.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces. [ 1913 Webster ]