pyrotechnics

Also py·ro·tech·ny

[pahy-ruh-tek-niks]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. the art of making fireworks.

   My dad's friend studied pyrotechnics and made us firecrackers for our birthdays.

2. the use of fireworks for display, military purposes, etc..

   That department is in charge of coordinating and monitoring pyrotechnics.

3. a display of fireworks.

   The breathtaking pyrotechnics were the highlight of the concert.

4. a brilliant or sensational display, such as of rhetoric or musicianship.

   His verbal pyrotechnics stunned audiences at the debate.

5. Military.,  ammunition containing chemicals for producing smoke or light, as for signaling, illuminating, or screening.

pyrotechnics

/ ˌpaɪrəʊˈtɛknɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the art or craft of making fireworks

2. (functioning as singular or plural) a firework display

3. (functioning as singular or plural) brilliance of display, as in the performance of music

   keyboard pyrotechnics

Other Word Forms

• pyrotechnic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyrotechnics¹

First recorded in 1710–20; pyrotechnic, -ics

Example Sentences

Sparks from the pyrotechnics spread quickly on the club's ceiling, which had been made of flammable material.

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In a speech on Wednesday, Healey will confirm plans to restart the production of energetics - explosives, pyrotechnics and propellants - in the UK.

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The left-armer was pure pyrotechnics, battering stumps, pads and helmets, for his 37 wickets.

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About 200kg of pyrotechnics were seized from a storage locker in West Lothian on 15 October over concerns they may be used in disorder.

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The activist’s widow, Erika Kirk, was greeted with pyrotechnics as she came on stage.

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