Dictionary

postindustrial en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English industrial English postindustrial From post- + industrial.

Meanings

1. Describing the economy of a nation in which manufacturing industry becomes less important and the service and information industries become more important.
   • One hypermodern trend entails technological development, producing a postindustrial, information-infused society. This also leads to globalization... 2000, Stuart S Nagel, Handbook of global political policy:
2. Of or relating to a genre of music derived from industrial music but with electronic and rock influences.

Forms

Antonyms

preindustrial

Coordinates

deindustrialized · reindustrialized · industrialized

Deriveds

postindustrially

Relateds

deindustrialization · reindustrialization · postindustrialization

Translations (10)

ka პოსტინდუსტრიალური (describing a type of economy) · sv postindustriell (describing a type of economy) · es postindustrial (describing a type of economy) · sk postindustriálny (describing a type of economy) · pl postindustrialny (describing a type of economy) · it postindustriale (describing a type of economy) · es posindustrial (describing a type of economy) · pt pós-industrial (describing a type of economy) · fi jälkiteollinen (describing a type of economy) · ru постиндустриа́льный (describing a type of economy)