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Webster 1913 Edition


Pyrotechny

Pyrˊo-techˊny

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
pyrotechnie
.]
1.
The use and application of fire in science and the arts.
[Obs.]
Sir M. Hale.
2.
Same as
Pyrotechnics
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pyrotechny

PYROTECHNICS

, PYROTECHNY,
Noun.
[supra.] The art of making fire words; or the science which teaches the management and application of fire in its various operations, in gunnery, rockets, &c.

Definition 2024


pyrotechny

pyrotechny

English

Noun

pyrotechny (uncountable)

  1. The manufacture and use of fireworks.
  2. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy.
  3. (obsolete) The manufacture and use of gunpowder, bombs etc.

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