industrial arts
industrial arts · industrial artses
The practical arts, such as engineering, metalworking or carpentryThe practical arts, such as engineering, metalworking or carpentry.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)The practical arts, such as engineering, metalworking or carpentry.
Holonym: technology
Near-synonym: trades
(plural, plural only)The academic discipline, or subject area, teaching the knowledge and skills needed to work with tools and machinery.
More definitions
- a course in the methods of using tools and machinery as taught in secondary schools and technical schools
Forms
plural: industrial artses| Singular | industrial arts |
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Synonyms
1 synonymstrades
See also
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