pyrotechnics

Questions about pyrotechnics

What does pyrotechnics mean?

pyrotechnics means "(music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pyrotechnics?

pyrotechnics has 4 syllables: py-ro-tech-nics. The stress falls on "tech". In IPA it is /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪks/.

What is another word for pyrotechnics?

Close synonyms include pyrotechny. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pyrotechnics a common word?

pyrotechnics is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.