pyrotechnics

English

WOTD – 4 July 2010

Etymology

From pyro- +‎ technic +‎ -ics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌpaɪ.ɹə.ˈtɛk.nəks/
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Noun

pyrotechnics (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

(display of fireworks): fireworks

Related terms

Translations

art and technology of fireworks

Armenian: հրարվեստ (hy) (hrarvest)
Asturian: pirotecnia f
Catalan: pirotècnia (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 煙火製造術, 烟火制造术 (yānhuǒ zhìzào shù)
Dutch: pyrotechniek
Finnish: pyrotekniikka (fi)
French: pyrotechnie (fr) f
Galician: pirotecnia f
German: Pyrotechnik (de) f, Feuerwerkerei f
Greek: πυροτεχνία f (pyrotechnía)
Hebrew: פִּירוֹטֶכְנִיקָה‎ (he) f (pirotekhnika)
Hungarian: pirotechnika (hu)
Italian: pirotecnica (it) f

Japanese: パイロテクニクス (pairotekunikusu)
Norwegian: pyroteknikk
Polish: pirotechnika (pl) f
Portuguese: pirotecnia (pt) f
Russian: пироте́хника (ru) f (pirotéxnika)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пиротехника f

Roman: pirotehnika (sh) f
Spanish: pirotecnia f
Swedish: pyroteknik (sv)
Tajik: тарфгарӣ (tg) (tarfgarī), оташбозӣ (otašbozī)
Ukrainian: піроте́хніка f (pirotéxnika)
Volapük: filotav

firework — see firework

an impressive display

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

Finnish: ilotulitus (fi)
Russian: блеск (ru) m (blesk), виртуо́зность (ru) f (virtuóznostʹ)

Anagrams

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