Meanings
nounpyrotechnics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.
- figurativelyuncountableAn impressive display.
Dazzling verbal pyrotechnics and incredibly vivid characterization.
1978 August 19, Kevin Warren, “A Flawless Production”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 171 more example
Mainstream Records, wowed by Nugent's Hendrix-like guitar pyrotechnics, signed the guys and issued their self-titled debut album in 1968.
1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 222
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA display of fireworks.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Latinpyr
- Englishpyro-
- Englishtechnic
- Englishpyrotechnics
Translations
Bulgarian пироте́хника
- пироте́хника (pirotéhnika)art and technology of fireworks
Catalan pirotècnia
- pirotècniaart and technology of fireworks
Chinese Mandarin 煙火製造術 /烟火制造术, 壯觀展示 /壮观展示
- 煙火製造術 /烟火制造术 (yānhuo zhìzàoshù)art and technology of fireworks
- 壯觀展示 /壮观展示 (zhuàngguān zhǎnshì)an impressive display
- 炫技 (xuànjì)an impressive display
Czech pyrotechnika
- pyrotechnikaart and technology of fireworks
Danish pyroteknik
- pyroteknikart and technology of fireworks
Dutch pyrotechniek
- pyrotechniekart and technology of fireworks
Estonian pürotehnika
- pürotehnikaart and technology of fireworks
Finnish pyrotekniikka, ilotulitus
- pyrotekniikkaart and technology of fireworks
- ilotulitusan impressive display
French pyrotechnie
- pyrotechnieart and technology of fireworks
German Pyrotechnik, Feuerwerkerei
- Pyrotechnikart and technology of fireworks
- Feuerwerkereiart and technology of fireworks
Greek πυροτεχνική, πυροτεχνία
- πυροτεχνική (pyrotechnikí)art and technology of fireworks
- πυροτεχνία (pyrotechnía)art and technology of fireworks
Hebrew פִּירוֹטֶכְנִיקָה
- פִּירוֹטֶכְנִיקָה (pirotékhnika)art and technology of fireworks
Hindi विचक्षण
- विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇ)art and technology of fireworks
Hungarian pirotechnika
- pirotechnikaart and technology of fireworks
Indonesian piroteknik
- piroteknikart and technology of fireworks
Italian pirotecnica
- pirotecnicaart and technology of fireworks
Japanese パイロテクニクス, 火工術
- パイロテクニクス (pairotekunikusu)art and technology of fireworks
- 火工術 (kakōjutsu)art and technology of fireworks
Korean 파이로테크닉스
- 파이로테크닉스 (pairotekeunikseu)art and technology of fireworks
Norwegian Bokmål pyroteknikk
- pyroteknikkart and technology of fireworks
Polish pirotechnika
- pirotechnikaart and technology of fireworks
Portuguese pirotecnia
- pirotecniaart and technology of fireworks
Romanian pirotehnie
- pirotehnieart and technology of fireworks
Russian пироте́хника, блеск
- пироте́хника (pirotéxnika)art and technology of fireworks
- блеск (blesk)an impressive display
- виртуо́зность (virtuóznostʹ)an impressive display
Slovak pyrotechnika
- pyrotechnikaart and technology of fireworks
Spanish pirotecnia
- pirotecniaart and technology of fireworks
Swedish pyroteknik
- pyroteknikart and technology of fireworks
Ukrainian піроте́хніка
- піроте́хніка (pirotéxnika)art and technology of fireworks
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pyrotechnics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrotechnics
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“pyrotechnics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrotechnics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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