pyrotechnics
noun
the art of making fireworks.
pyrotechny
-
a variation of
pyrotechnics.
Example Sentences
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There is no pyrotechny in the writing — just compassion and shrewd insight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2014
Not until the 19th century did pyrotechny make big advances.
From Time Magazine Archive
In those days, long before and after July 4 fireworkmen were billed like vaudeville teams about the country, the wonders of pyrotechny were displayed to smalltown folk in parks and pastures.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is decomposed by heat, and is largely used in pyrotechny for the preparation of green fire.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
I shall create some surprising effects if my old cunning in pyrotechny has not forsaken me.
From The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar by Francis B. Pearson
