Pyrotechnics - Wikipedia Pyrotechnics is the science and craft of creating fireworks, but also includes safety matches, oxygen candles, explosive bolts (and other fasteners), parts of automotive airbags, as well as gas-pressure blasting in mining, quarrying, and demolition
PYROTECHNICS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster (That word also has an obsolete meaning, in the form pyrites, referring to a stone used for striking fire ) Like fireworks, pyrotechnics also has an extended figurative usage, referring to any kind of dazzling display or performance
Pyrotechnics - New World Encyclopedia Pyrotechnics is generally considered the technology of manufacturing and using fireworks, but its scope is wider and includes items for military and industrial uses
Pyrotechnics | Research Starters - EBSCO Pyrotechnics is the science of controlling exothermic chemical reactions, using materials that are self-contained and self-sustained to produce gas, heat, light, sound, and smoke