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Definition of Pyrotechny
1. Noun. The craft of making fireworks.
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
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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