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pyrotechnics

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌpaɪ.ɹəˈtɛk.nəks/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A display of fireworks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An impressive display.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the craft of making fireworks

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pyrotechny

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trade, craft

5

noun

Meaning 5

(music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: brilliance, genius

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh2wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- English technic Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English pyrotechnics From pyro- + technic + -ics.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: piroteknikë — art and technology of fireworks
  • Armenian: հրարվեստ (hrarvest) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Armenian: պիրոտեխնիկա (pirotexnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Asturian: pirotecnia — art and technology of fireworks
  • Azerbaijani: pirotexnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Belarusian: піратэ́хніка (piratéxnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Bulgarian: пироте́хника (pirotéhnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Catalan: pirotècnia — art and technology of fireworks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煙火製造術 /烟火制造术 (yānhuo zhìzàoshù) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Czech: pyrotechnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Danish: pyroteknik — art and technology of fireworks
  • Dutch: pyrotechniek — art and technology of fireworks
  • Estonian: pürotehnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Finnish: pyrotekniikka — art and technology of fireworks
  • French: pyrotechnie — art and technology of fireworks
  • Galician: pirotecnia — art and technology of fireworks
  • Georgian: პიროტექნიკა (ṗiroṭekniḳa) — art and technology of fireworks
  • German: Pyrotechnik — art and technology of fireworks
  • German: Feuerwerkerei — art and technology of fireworks
  • Greek: πυροτεχνική (pyrotechnikí) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Greek: πυροτεχνία (pyrotechnía) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Hebrew: פִּירוֹטֶכְנִיקָה (pirotékhnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Hindi: विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇ) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Hungarian: pirotechnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Indonesian: piroteknik — art and technology of fireworks
  • Italian: pirotecnica — art and technology of fireworks
  • Japanese: パイロテクニクス (pairotekunikusu) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Japanese: 火工術 (kakōjutsu) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Kazakh: пиротехника (pirotexnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Korean: 파이로테크닉스 (pairotekeunikseu) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Kyrgyz: пиротехника (pirotehnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Macedonian: пиротехника (pirotehnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pyroteknikk — art and technology of fireworks
  • Odia: ବିଚକ୍ଷଣ (bicakṣaṇa) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Polish: pirotechnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Portuguese: pirotecnia — art and technology of fireworks
  • Romanian: pirotehnie — art and technology of fireworks
  • Russian: пироте́хника (pirotéxnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Sanskrit: विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Serbo-Croatian: пиротѐхника — art and technology of fireworks
  • Serbo-Croatian: pirotèhnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Slovak: pyrotechnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Slovene: pirotehnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Spanish: pirotecnia — art and technology of fireworks
  • Swedish: pyroteknik — art and technology of fireworks
  • Tajik: тарфгарӣ (tarfgari) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Tajik: оташбозӣ (otašbozi) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Ukrainian: піроте́хніка (pirotéxnika) — art and technology of fireworks
  • Uzbek: pirotexnika — art and technology of fireworks
  • Volapük: filotav — art and technology of fireworks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壯觀展示 /壮观展示 (zhuàngguān zhǎnshì) — an impressive display
  • Chinese Mandarin: 炫技 (xuànjì) — an impressive display
  • Finnish: ilotulitus — an impressive display
  • Russian: блеск (blesk) — an impressive display
  • Russian: виртуо́зность (virtuóznostʹ) — an impressive display