Definition of Pyrotechny

1. Noun. The craft of making fireworks.

Exact synonyms: Pyrotechnics
Generic synonyms: Craft, Trade
Derivative terms: Pyrotechnical, Pyrotechnic, Pyrotechnic, Pyrotechnical

Definition of Pyrotechny

1. n. The use and application of fire in science and the arts.

Definition of Pyrotechny

1. Noun. The manufacture and use of fireworks. ¹

2. Noun. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrotechny

pyrosulphates
pyrosulphite
pyrosulphuric
pyrosulphuric acid
pyrotartaric
pyrotartrate
pyrotartrates
pyrotechnic
pyrotechnical
pyrotechnically
pyrotechnician
pyrotechnicians
pyrotechnics
pyrotechnist
pyrotechnists
pyrotechny (current term)
pyrotherapy
pyrothere
pyrotheres
pyrothonide
pyrotic
pyrotics
pyrotoxin
pyrotoxins
pyrotritartaric acid
pyrotungstic
pyrouric
pyrovalerone
pyrovanadic
pyroxanthin

Literary usage of Pyrotechny

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The published works on pyrotechny are mostly of the 17th and 18th centuries. ... The fullest work in English is "System of pyrotechny, comprehending the ..."

2. Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy by Jacques Ozanam, Jean Etienne Montucla (1814)
"\VHY it has been usual to consider pyrotechny as a branch of the mathematics, ... But as we do not intend to give a complete treatise of pyrotechny, ..."

3. Chymical, Natural, and Physical Magic: Intended for the Instruction and by George William Septimus Piesse (1865)
"pyrotechny, or Fireworks. The word pyrotechny is derived from two Greek ... In the present day pyrotechny is understood as fireworks for the display of ..."

4. The Metropolitan (1833)
"ON THE APPLICATION OF STEAM TO BALLISTICS AND MILITARY pyrotechny. Ii- has frequently occurred to us, that if some competent commentators could be found to ..."

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