2. Same as {Pyrotechnics}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pyrotechny — py·ro·tech·ny (pī rə tĕkʹnē) n. See pyrotechnics. [New Latin pyrotechnia: Greek puro , pyro + Greek tekhnē, craft; see technique.] * * * … Universalium
pyrotechny — noun a) The manufacture and use of fireworks b) The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy … Wiktionary
pyrotechny — noun 1》 historical the use of fire in alchemy. 2》 another term for pyrotechnics. Origin C16: from Fr. pyrotechnie or mod. L. pyrotechnia, from Gk pur fire + tekhnē art … English new terms dictionary
pyrotechny — n. Pyrotechnics … New dictionary of synonyms
pyrotechny — py·ro·tech·ny … English syllables
pyrotechny — n. manufacture or display of fireworks. ♦ pyrotechnic(al), a. ♦ pyrotechnist, n … Dictionary of difficult words
pyrotechny — noun the craft of making fireworks • Syn: ↑pyrotechnics • Derivationally related forms: ↑pyrotechnic, ↑pyrotechnical, ↑pyrotechnical (for: ↑pyrotechnics) … Useful english dictionary
pyrotechnics — /paɪroʊˈtɛknɪks / (say puyroh tekniks) noun 1. Also, pyrotechny /ˈpaɪroʊtɛkni/ (say puyrohteknee). the art of making fireworks. 2. Also, pyrotechny /ˈpaɪroʊtɛkni/ (say puyrohteknee). the making and use of fireworks for display, military purposes …
pyrotechnical — adjective of or relating to the craft of making fireworks pyrotechnic smokes • Syn: ↑pyrotechnic • Pertains to noun: ↑pyrotechnics, ↑pyrotechnics (for: ↑pyrotechnic) … Useful english dictionary
A wheel within a wheel — Wheel Wheel (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe[ o]l, hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr. ky klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul. [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A circular… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
