Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy industry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: heavy in-dus-try
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From then on, the dogma of the primacy of heavy industry became a permanent part of the state ideology."

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

light industry

Questions

What does heavy industry mean?: Industrial processes that are very complex or involve large and heavy equipment, facilities, or end products.

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