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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
py-rog-ra-phy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.

Uncountable

noun

A decoration or design so produced.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pyro- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyrographies (plural)

Derived Forms

xylopyrography

Frequently Paired Words

pyrograph pyrographer pyrographic pyropen woodcut

Synonyms

pokerwork pyrogravure wood burning

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does pyrography mean?
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.
Where does pyrography come from?
From pyro- + -graphy.

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