Explore Preindustrial through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Preindustrial in a sentence
Preindustrial meaning
- Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed.
- Not yet industrialized.
Using Preindustrial
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to the period before the Industrial Revolution and the global industrialisation that followed. | Not yet industrialized.
- In the example corpus, preindustrial often appears in combinations such as: preindustrial times, in preindustrial, above preindustrial.
Context around Preindustrial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Preindustrial
- In this selection, "preindustrial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, neither, essentially, times, levels and mean stand out and add context to how "preindustrial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above the preindustrial mean by and an essentially preindustrial and precapitalist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "preindustrial" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with preindustrial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Each family household therefore represents an essentially preindustrial and precapitalist entity. (11 words)
The worlds of Barrayar and Athos suggest aspects of preindustrial Europe and America. (13 words)
People living in preindustrial societies have considerably less hearing loss than similar populations living in modern society. (17 words)
As humans continue to burn fossil fuels and pump increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the goal of holding global warming to a relatively safe level, 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with preindustrial times, is slipping away. (39 words)
This validation means SBTi considers their targets to be aligned to the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increase to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. (39 words)
Studies on early hunter-gatherers raises questions about the current use of population size or density as a proxy for the amount of land clearance and anthropogenic burning that took place in preindustrial times. (34 words)
Example sentences (15)
If all countries fulfill their commitments, such as those under the Paris Agreement, the global mean temperature would increase to around above the preindustrial mean by 2100.
Out of 1.06 degrees C total global warming since preindustrial times, methane's contribution has been estimated at 0.2C but a new study reduces it to 0.16C.
S. agreement paved the way for the international goal of keeping global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit above preindustrial levels.
United Nations climate science experts have said time is running out to invest in the changes needed to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial temperatures.
We need a new way of living with the world that is neither preindustrial poverty nor postindustrial excess, but a demonstrable and more mature understanding of responsibility, for nature and one another.
As humans continue to burn fossil fuels and pump increasing amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the goal of holding global warming to a relatively safe level, 1.5 degrees Celsius compared with preindustrial times, is slipping away.
The Tsimane — like the ancient Greeks and Romans — have a preindustrial lifestyle that is very physically active, and they have extremely low rates of dementia.
This validation means SBTi considers their targets to be aligned to the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global temperature increase to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
An earlier study compared the effect of carbon dioxide emissions on immature shellfish in waters with carbon dioxide at preindustrial levels versus water with carbon dioxide at levels with concentrations expected by 2100.
Each family household therefore represents an essentially preindustrial and precapitalist entity.
Carthage was one of the largest cities of the Hellenistic period and was among the largest cities in preindustrial history.
Hearing loss due to noise has been described as primarily a condition of modern society. citation In preindustrial times, humans had far less exposure to loud sounds.
People living in preindustrial societies have considerably less hearing loss than similar populations living in modern society.
Studies on early hunter-gatherers raises questions about the current use of population size or density as a proxy for the amount of land clearance and anthropogenic burning that took place in preindustrial times.
The worlds of Barrayar and Athos suggest aspects of preindustrial Europe and America.
Common combinations with preindustrial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- preindustrial times 4×
- in preindustrial 4×
- above preindustrial 3×
- preindustrial levels 3×