industrial scale

Mass production level

Industrial scale describes the magnitude at which factories and large enterprises operate—mass production rather than artisanal or small-batch work.

The phrase usually modifies nouns to indicate enormous quantity or scope: industrial-scale farming, fraud on an industrial scale.

It often carries undertones of impersonal efficiency or alarming excess.

manufacturing

factory

Industrial production facility

machinery · production line · conveyor belt · plant · fabrication · robotics · foundry · mill · forge · workshop

measurement

tonnage

Ship's weight capacity

cubic meters · barrels · bushels · kilowatt-hours · acre-feet · board feet · BTUs · gallons per minute · yield · quota

Categories
Opposites
production volume and method

industrial scaleartisanal

Made by skilled craftspeople

handmade · handcrafted · small-batch · cottage industry · bespoke

size and scope

industrial scalesmall-scale

Limited in size or scope

tiny · miniature · modest · limited · localized

Family

industrial, scale, industry, industries, industrious, industriously, industrialize, industrialized, industrialization

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Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G