pyrotechnics
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- noun
- /ˌpaɪrəˈtɛknɪks/
- Specialized
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pirotecnia
- The professional display included amazing pyrotechnics that lit up the night sky.
- use pyrotechnics
- pyrotechnics display
- pyrotechnics explode
Examples
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During the festival, the pyrotechnics created vibrant bursts of color and sound.
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As per the custom in his native Greece, a gleeful Cafouros had fired 21 "bombs" from the roof of his restaurant on West Maryland Street, thrilling thousands of Indianapolis residents who watched the 10-minute display of pyrotechnics.
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But first, how about I set off the pyrotechnics?
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How are we doing on the pyrotechnics?
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Boonrod's become quite an expert in the art of pyrotechnics.
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I'm rigging some pyrotechnics for the door-opening ceremony tomorrow, which I feel is essential for the culmination of this whole process.
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For the anniversary celebration, they hired a company specializing in pyrotechnics to entertain the crowd.
Synonyms
A skill in making and using fireworks for shows and celebrations
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Surface Forms
Morphology
pyrotechnics = pyrotechnic (semi-transparent) = pyro + technic + s
The final -s is regular, and the literal fireworks sense is fairly compositional, but it remains a specialized technical term.
Etymology
Pyrotechnics comes from the Greek parts pyro- 'fire' and techne 'art', so it literally means the 'art of fire'. That is why the word refers to making and using fireworks for shows and displays.