- industrial archaeology
- noun Date: 1951 the study of the buildings, machinery, and equipment of the industrial revolution • industrial archaeologist noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
industrial archaeology
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Industrial archaeology — Industrial archaeology, like other branches of archaeology, is the study of material culture from the past, but with a focus on industry. Strictly speaking, industrial archaeology includes sites from the earliest times (such as prehistoric copper … Wikipedia
industrial archaeology — n. the study of the history of technology based on the discovery, examination, and sometimes preservation, of the buildings, machinery, etc. of earlier industrial activity industrial archaeologist n. * * * … Universalium
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industrial archaeology — /ɪnˌdʌstriəl akiˈɒlədʒi/ (say in.dustreeuhl ahkee oluhjee) noun the branch of archaeology dealing with industrial sites. Also, industrial archeology …
industrial archaeology — study of historical industrial archeological processes and methods based on present archeological remains … English contemporary dictionary
industrial archaeology — in.dustrial archae ology n [U] the study of old factories, machines etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
industrial archaeology — in,dustrial archae ology noun uncount the study of the buildings and equipment that industries used in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
industrial archaeology — noun the study of equipment and buildings formerly used in industry … English new terms dictionary
