pyrotechnics

pyrotechnics

English

WOTD – 4 July 2010

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ technic +‎ -ics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaɪ.ɹə.ˈtɛk.nəks/

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Noun

pyrotechnics (uncountable)

1. The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.
2. A display of fireworks.
3. (figuratively) An impressive display.

Synonyms

• (display of fireworks): fireworks

Related terms

• pyro-
• pyrotechnic
• pyrotechnical
• pyrotechnist
• pyrotechny

Translations

art and technology of fireworks

Armenian: հրարվեստ (hy) (hrarvest) Asturian: pirotecnia f Catalan: pirotècnia (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 煙火製造術／烟火制造术 (yānhuǒ zhìzào shù) Dutch: pyrotechniek Finnish: pyrotekniikka (fi) French: pyrotechnie (fr) f Galician: pirotecnia f German: Pyrotechnik (de) f, Feuerwerkerei f Greek: πυροτεχνία f (pyrotechnía) Hebrew: פִּירוֹטֶכְנִיקָה‎ (he) f (pirotekhnika) Hungarian: pirotechnika (hu) Italian: pirotecnica (it) f Japanese: パイロテクニクス (pairotekunikusu) Norwegian: pyroteknikk Polish: pirotechnika (pl) f Portuguese: pirotecnia (pt) f Russian: пироте́хника (ru) f (pirotéxnika) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: пиротехника f Roman: pirotehnika (sh) f Spanish: pirotecnia f Swedish: pyroteknik (sv) Tajik: тарфгарӣ (tg) (tarfgarī), оташбозӣ (otašbozī) Ukrainian: піроте́хніка f (pirotéxnika) Volapük: filotav

firework — see firework

an impressive display

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: ilotulitus (fi) Russian: блеск (ru) m (blesk), виртуо́зность (ru) f (virtuóznostʹ)

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