PYROTECHNY

pyrotechnics, pyrotechny

(noun) the craft of making fireworks

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pyrotechny (uncountable)

The manufacture and use of fireworks.

(figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display.

The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.

(obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Pyr`o*tech`ny, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pyrotechnie.]

1. The use and application of fire in science and the arts. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.

2. Same as Pyrotechnics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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