pyromechanical

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adjective

Relating to pyromechanisms

OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivepyromechanical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to pyromechanisms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  7. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  9. Latinmēchanicus
  10. Old Frenchmecanique
  11. Middle Englishmechanic
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Middle Englishmechanical
  15. Englishmechanical
  16. Englishpyromechanical

From pyro- + mechanical.

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APA

pyromechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromechanical

MLA

“pyromechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyromechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyromechanical.

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