| inductive |
of, pertaining to, or using electrical or magnetic induction. [4 definitions] |
| inductor |
a device that generates an electromotive force in an electric circuit by electromagnetic induction; coil. [2 definitions] |
| indulge |
to yield to or gratify a desire, appetite, or whim (usu. fol. by "in"). [3 definitions] |
| indulgence |
the act of indulging. [5 definitions] |
| indulgent |
indulging or being inclined to indulge others' wishes rather than declining them, or rather than enforcing discipline or strictness in general. [2 definitions] |
| in duplicate |
in two identical copies. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. [6 definitions] |
| induration |
the act or process of indurating. [4 definitions] |
| Indus River |
a major river of southern Asia that begins in Tibet and flows through Kashmir and Pakistan before entering the Arabian Sea. |
| industrial |
of or pertaining to the production of goods and services by industry. [5 definitions] |
| industrial arts |
(used with a sing. verb) a course of study in a secondary or technical school that trains students to work with industrial tools and machinery. |
| industrialism |
economic or social organization based on mechanized industry. |
| industrialist |
one who owns or manages an industrial business; manufacturer. |
| industrialize |
to introduce industry into (a country, region, or the like); make industrial. [2 definitions] |
| industrial park |
a tract of land provided with the public utilities, zoning regulations, and the like required by, and designed to attract, industry. |
| industrial relations |
the dealings between industrial employers and their labor force and the public, esp. the methods and regulations thereof. |
| industrial revolution |
(often cap.) a complex of economic and social changes caused by the shift of production from hand or physical labor at home or in small workshops to mechanized systems in large factories, as in the weaving of textiles, esp. in England in the eighteenth century. |
| industrial union |
a labor union that represents the workers in an entire industry rather than only those engaged in one craft or a related group of crafts. |
| industrious |
actively productive; hard-working. |
| industry |
the activity or process of turning raw materials into finished goods, or a particular business that does this. [3 definitions] |
| in Dutch |
(informal) in trouble or disfavor. |