industrial plant

Học thuật
Thân thiện
industrial plant

A large industrial plant stands beside the river, with smokestacks releasing steam.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A complex of buildings, machinery, and equipment designed and used for carrying on industrial manufacturing or processing. It refers to the entire physical facility where a specific industrial operation takes place.
Usage
  • The term "industrial plant" is a formal and specific compound noun used to describe a large-scale, fixed-location facility dedicated to industrial production. It emphasizes the physical infrastructure.
  • It is commonly used in contexts such as engineering, economics, business, environmental regulation, and urban planning.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The new industrial plant will create over 500 jobs for the region.
    • Safety inspections are conducted regularly at the chemical industrial plant.
    • The closure of the automotive industrial plant had a significant impact on the town's economy.
Advanced Usage
  • "to commission an industrial plant": to authorize the construction or start the operation of a new facility.
    • The company has commissioned a new industrial plant to meet rising demand.
  • "plant capacity": the maximum output that an industrial plant is designed to produce.
    • The steel mill is operating at nearly full plant capacity.
Variants and Related Words
  • Plant (n): A common shortened form of "industrial plant" in business and industry contexts (e.g., manufacturing plant, power plant, processing plant).
  • Factory (n): A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured; often used synonymously with "plant," though "factory" can sometimes imply a focus on assembly.
  • Manufacturing facility (n): A more formal term very similar in meaning to "industrial plant."
  • Works (n, often plural): Used in names for industrial plants, especially in older or specific industries (e.g., steelworks, gasworks).
Synonyms
  • Factory
  • Manufacturing plant
  • Works
  • Mill (for specific types like paper mill, steel mill)
  • Complex (e.g., industrial complex)
Related Phrases
  • Plant manager: The person in charge of operating an industrial plant.
    • The plant manager implemented new efficiency protocols.
  • Plant floor: The area within an industrial plant where the physical manufacturing occurs.
    • Workers on the plant floor assemble the components.
industrial plant

A large industrial plant stands beside the river, with smokestacks releasing steam.

Noun
  1. buildings for carrying on industrial labor
    • they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles

Từ đồng nghĩa