Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The art of manufacturing or setting off fireworks.
  • noun A fireworks display.
  • noun A brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The art of making fireworks; the composition, structure, and use of fireworks. See firework, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of fireworks; pyrotechny.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The art and technology of fireworks and related military applications.
  • noun A display of fireworks.
  • noun figuratively An impressive display.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
  • noun the craft of making fireworks

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From pyrotechnic +‎ -ics.

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Examples

  • Earlier in the day, he came out, too, facing reporters, saying that the case wasn't about what he called the pyrotechnics that the other camp made.

    CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2003 2003

  • The rage in Trae's eyes was like a silent and contained explosion; the implacable quality of it reduced the hatreds of lesser races like humans, Klingons, or Kzinti, to mere short-term pyrotechnics.

    Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

  • The rage in Trae's eyes was like a silent and contained explosion; the implacable quality of it reduced the hatreds of lesser races like humans, Klingons, or Kzinti, to mere short-term pyrotechnics.

    Ishmael Barbara Hambly 2000

  • Unfortunately, the set is lacking in, shall we say, DVD "pyrotechnics" -- Barbara Hale is still around, as is director Ted Post, and it would be nice to have some series alumni contribute an audio commentary or two to forthcoming volumes.

    Perry Mason? Allow Me To Refresh Your Memory 2006

  • Unfortunately, the set is lacking in, shall we say, DVD "pyrotechnics" -- Barbara Hale is still around, as is director Ted Post, and it would be nice to have some series alumni contribute an audio commentary or two to forthcoming volumes.

    Archive 2006-10-01 2006

  • Authorities say an explosive device, variously described as pyrotechnics or fireworks, shattered internal windows in a basement room at the Morosani Posthotel, about 1,000 yards from the conference center where former President Bill Clinton, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg were set to speak.

    Small Blast Rattles Davos Nerves William Mauldin 2011

  • I'll put some cloud cover on there, and you can see that some of the pyrotechnics might be a little bit difficult to see.

    CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: A Quiet Day in Seattle; Hugs, Cheers Greet Fmr. Indian Airlines Captives; Story of the Century - January 1, 2000 2000

  • The name of this company was on his briefcase, bags, etc., and it included the word "pyrotechnics" and possibly, "explosives."

    Detcord James Killus 2007

  • The name of this company was on his briefcase, bags, etc., and it included the word "pyrotechnics" and possibly, "explosives."

    Archive 2007-11-01 James Killus 2007

  • QUESTION: Does anybody know what kind of pyrotechnics were involved in this?

    CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2003 2003

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