pyromechanism

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noun

A mechanism operated by an explosion

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounpyromechanism (plural pyromechanisms)

plural pyromechanisms

  1. A mechanism operated by an explosion

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 Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  8. New Latinmechanismu
  9. Englishmechanism
  10. Englishpyromechanism

From pyro- + mechanism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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