The phrase "preindustrial era" refers to a time before the use of machines and advanced technology to produce goods and services. It typically refers to a period when manual labor and simple tools were the primary means of producing things.
Sentences with «preindustrial era»
The movement was both romantic — idealizing a mythical preindustrial era when skilled craftsmen worked natural materials to produce objects that were made to be used locally and to last — and elitist — the products and architecture it espoused were only affordable to a fortunate few. (treehugger.com)
The level of heat - trapping gases in the atmosphere, which was 284 parts per million in the preindustrial era, tallies more than 385 ppm today. (scientificamerican.com)
As its concentration rises in the atmosphere, carbon enters the ocean through chemical reactions, causing its pH at the surface to drop by 0.1 units since the preindustrial era. (sciencemag.org)