Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrotechnic

/ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro-tech-nic
IPA: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to fireworks.

adj

Of or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy.

adj

Resembling fireworks.

Example Sentences

"They had spent much of June and July walking about the plateau near Poronin and discussing Kuba’s pyrotechnic schemes for making money. Possibly because of his bourgeois origins, Hanecki had a remarkable financial flair, and extraordinary grasp of money matters—a quality as valuable as it was rare in a revolutionary."
"[T]he Weston clan, whose dysfunctions are pyrotechnic in their scale and intensity."

Etymology

From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pyro

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/

Derived Forms

pyrotechnically pyrotechnist

Phrases

pyrotechnic composition pyrotechnic initiator

Synonyms

pyrotechnical firework

Rhymes With

polytechnic technic

Questions

How do you pronounce pyrotechnic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/.
What does pyrotechnic mean?: Of or relating to fireworks.
Where does pyrotechnic come from?: From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “skillful, workmanlike”). Analyzable as pyro- + technic.

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