pyrotechnics

(pī′rə tekniks)

noun

the art of making and using fireworks

Origin: see pyrotechnic

plural noun

    1. a display of fireworks
    2. fireworks; esp., rockets, flares, smoke bombs, etc., as for signaling
    3. pyrotechnic devices in spacecraft
  1. a dazzling display, as of eloquence, wit, virtuosity, etc.

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See pyrotechnics in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun (used with a sing. verb)
  1. The art of manufacturing or setting off fireworks. Also called pyrotechny.
  2. A fireworks display.
  3. A brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts.

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  • pyˌro·techˈnist noun

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