Industrial Revolution noun
Industrial Revolution
noun
Learner's definition of INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
the Industrial Revolution
: the major social and economic changes that occurred in Britain, Europe, and the U.S. in the late 18th and early 19th centuries when new machinery, new sources of power, and new ways of manufacturing products were developed工业革命(指18世纪末至19世纪初,发生在英国、欧洲、美国,以新机器、新动力源以及产品制造新方法为特点的重大社会经济变革)