industrial design


noun
  1. the art that deals with the design problems of manufactured objects, including problems of designing such objects with consideration for available materials and means of production, of designing packages, bottles, etc., for manufactured goods, and of graphic design for manufactured objects, packages, etc.

Origin of industrial design

1
First recorded in 1930–35

Other words from industrial design

  • industrial designer, noun

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How to use industrial design in a sentence

  • The part that terminal enrichment plays in industrial design is, therefore, to say the least, important to us as designers.

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British Dictionary definitions for industrial design

industrial design

noun
  1. the art or practice of designing any object for manufacture

Derived forms of industrial design

  • industrial designer, noun

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