pyrotechnics

WOTD – 4 July 2010    

English

Wikipedia

Pyrotechnics (display of fireworks).

Etymology

From pyrotechnic +‎ -ics.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌpaɪ.rə.ˈtɛk.nəks/, X-SAMPA: /%paI.r@."tEk.n@ks/

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Noun

pyrotechnics (uncountable)

1. The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.
2. A display of fireworks.
3. (figuratively) An impressive display.

Synonyms

• (display of fireworks): fireworks

Related terms

• pyro-
• pyrotechnic
• pyrotechnical
• pyrotechnist
• pyrotechny

Translations

art and technology of fireworks

• Armenian: հրարվեստ (hy) (hrarvest)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 煙火製造術 (cmn), 烟火制造术 (cmn) (yānhuǒ zhìzào shù)

• Dutch: pyrotechniek (nl)
• Finnish: pyrotekniikka (fi)
• French: pyrotechnie (fr) f
• German: Pyrotechnik (de) f
• Hebrew: פירוטכניקה (he)
• Hungarian: pirotechnika (hu)
• Italian: pirotecnica (it) f
• Japanese: パイロテクニクス (ja) (pairotekunikusu)

• Norwegian: pyroteknikk (no)
• Polish: pirotechnika (pl) f
• Portuguese: pirotecnia (pt) f
• Russian: пиротехника (ru) (pirotéxnika) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пиротехника (sh) f

  Roman: pirotehnika (sh) f

• Swedish: pyroteknik (sv)
• Tajik: тарфгарӣ (tg) (tarfgarī), оташбозӣ (tg) (otašbozī)
• Ukrainian: піротехніка (uk) (pirotéxnika) f
• Volapük: filotav (vo)

firework — see firework

an impressive display

• Finnish: ilotulitus (fi)

• Russian: блеск (ru) (blesk) m, виртуозность (ru) (virtuóznostʹ) f