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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

industrial engineering
industrial management noun the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways

industrial park
noun a tract at a distance from city center that is designed for a community of businesses and factories

industrial plant
noun buildings for carrying on industrial labor; `they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles`

industrial union
vertical union noun a labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft

industrial watercourse
noun a canal that is operated by one or more industries

Industrial Workers of the World
IWW noun a former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of capitalism; its membership declined after World War I

industrial-strength
weapons-grade adjective extremely strong or concentrated or durable; `industrial-strength detergent`; `weapons-grade salsa`

industrialism
noun an economic system built on large industries rather than on agriculture or craftsmanship

industrialization
industrialisation noun the development of industry on an extensive scale

industrialize
industrialise verb develop industry; become industrial; `The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West`

industrialized
industrialised adjective made industrial; converted to industrialism; `industrialized areas`

industrially
adverb by industrial means; `industrially produced`

industriously
adverb in an industrious manner; `they hoed up weeds industriously all morning`

industry
manufacture noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale; `American industry is making increased use of computers to control production`

indwell
verb to exist as an inner activating spirit, force, or principle

indwelling
adjective existing or residing as an inner activating spirit or force or principle; `an indwelling divinity`; `an indwelling goodness`

inedible
uneatable adjective not suitable for food

ineffable
unnameable adjective too sacred to be uttered; `the ineffable name of the Deity`

ineffably
indescribably adverb to an inexpressible degree; `she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton`

ineffective
ineffectual adjective lacking in power or forcefulness; `an ineffectual ruler`; `like an unable phoenix in hot ashes`

ineffectiveness
ineffectualness noun lacking the power to be effective

ineffectually
adverb in an ineffectual manner; `she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her`

inefficacious
adjective lacking the power to produce a desired effect; `laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime`

inefficaciously
ineffectively adverb in an ineffective manner; `he dealt with the problem rather ineffectively`

inefficacy
inefficaciousness noun a lack of efficacy

inefficiency
noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

inefficient
adjective not producing desired results; wasteful; `an inefficient campaign against drugs`; `outdated and inefficient design and methods`

inefficiently
adverb in an inefficient manner; `he dealt inefficiently with the crisis`

inelaborate
unelaborate adjective not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail

inelastic
adjective not elastic; `economists speak of an inelastic price structure`

inelasticity
noun the lack of elasticity

inelegance
noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

inelegant
adjective lacking in refinement or grace or good taste

inelegantly
adverb without elegance

ineligibility
noun the quality or state of being ineligible

ineligible
adjective prohibited by official rules; `an ineligible pass receiver`

ineloquently
adverb without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner; `the freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately`

ineluctability
unavoidability noun the quality of being impossible to avoid or evade

ineluctable
inescapable adjective impossible to avoid or evade:`inescapable conclusion`; `an ineluctable destiny`; `an unavoidable accident`

inept
tactless adjective revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; `an inept remark`; `it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable`

ineptly
fecklessly adverb with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; `he performed his functions ineptly`

ineptness
ineptitude noun unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

inequality
noun lack of equality; `the growing inequality between rich and poor`

inequitable
adjective not equitable or fair; `the inequitable division of wealth`; `inequitable taxation`

inequitably
adverb in an inequitable manner; `their father`s possessions were inequitably divided among the sons`

ineradicable
adjective not able to be destroyed or rooted out; `ineradicable superstitions`

inerrable
inerrant adjective not liable to error; `the Church was...theoretically inerrant and omnicompetent`-G.G.Coulton; `lack an inerrant literary sense`; `an unerring marksman`

inerrancy
noun (Christianity) exemption from error; `biblical inerrancy`

inert
indifferent adjective having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; `inert matter`; `an indifferent chemical in a reaction`

inertial
adjective of or relating to inertia

inertial guidance
inertial navigation noun a method of controlling the flight of a missile by devices that respond to inertial forces

inertial guidance system
inertial navigation system noun a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces

inertial mass
noun (physics) the mass of a body as determined by the second law of motion from the acceleration of the body when it is subjected to a force that is not due to gravity

inertial reference frame
inertial frame noun a coordinate system in which Newton`s first law of motion is valid

inertness
noun immobility by virtue of being inert

inescapably
ineluctably adverb by necessity; `the situation slid inescapably toward disaster `

inessential
unessential adjective not basic or fundamental

inessentiality
noun not of basic importance

inevitability
inevitableness noun the quality of being unavoidable

inevitable
adjective invariably occurring or appearing; `the inevitable changes of the seasons`

inevitably
necessarily 3 of necessity adverb in such a manner as could not be otherwise; `it is necessarily so`; `we must needs by objective`

inexact
adjective not exact

inexactness
inexactitude noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors

inexcusable
unforgivable adjective not excusable

inexcusably
unpardonably adverb in an unpardonable manner or to an unpardonable degree; `he was inexcusably cruel to his wife`

inexhaustible
unlimited adjective that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; `an inexhaustible supply of coal`

inexorably
adverb in an inexorable manner; `time marches on inexorably`

inexpedience
inexpediency noun the quality of being unsuited to the end in view

inexpedient
unwise adjective not appropriate to the purpose

inexpediently
adverb in an inexpedient manner

inexpensiveness
noun the quality of being affordable

inexperience
rawness noun lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; `procedural inexperience created difficulties`; `their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops`

inexperienced
inexperient adjective lacking practical experience or training

inexpertly
adverb in a crude and unskilled manner; `an inexpertly constructed lean-to`

inexpiable
adjective incapable of being atoned for

inexplicable
adjective incapable of being explained or accounted for; `inexplicable errors`; `left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons`

inexplicitness
noun unclearness by virtue of not being explicit

inexpressible
unexpressible adjective defying expression

inexpressive
adjective not expressive; `an inexpressive face`

inexpressively
adverb without expression; in an inexpressive manner; `she looked at him inexpressively`

inexpungible
inexpungeable adjective not capable of being expunged; `the inexpungible scent of a bottle of perfume he had broken`- Louis Auchincloss

inexterminable
inextirpable adjective incapable of extermination or extirpation; `some weeds seem inextirpable`

inextinguishable
adjective difficult or impossible to extinguish; `an inextinguishable flame`; `an inextinguishable faith`

inextricable
adjective not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; `an inextricable knot`; `inextricable unity`

inextricably
adverb in an inextricable manner; `motives inspired by Mammon were often inextricably blended with things pertaining to Caesar and to God`

infallibility
noun the quality of never making an error

infallible
adjective incapable of failure or error; `an infallible antidote`; `an infallible memory`; `the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible`; `no doctor is infallible`

infamy
noun a state of extreme dishonor; `a date which will live in infamy`- F.D.Roosevelt; `the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city`

infant feeding
noun feeding an infant

infant school
noun British school for children aged 5-7

infanticide
noun murdering an infant

infantile
adjective being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; `infantile games`

infantile autism
noun a rare but serious syndrome of childhood characterized by withdrawal and lack of social responsiveness or interest in others and serious linguistic deficits; `there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism`

infantilism
noun infantile behavior in mature persons

infantry
foot noun an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; `there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot`

infatuate
verb arouse unreasoning love or passion in and cause to behave in an irrational way; `His new car has infatuated him`; `love has infatuated her`

infatuation
noun an object of extravagant short-lived passion

infeasibility
unfeasibility noun the quality of not being doable

infect
taint verb contaminate with a disease or microorganism

infection
contagion noun an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted