"pyromechanism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pyromechanisms [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English pyromechanism From pyro- + mechanism. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|pyro-|mechanism|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Latin pyr English pyro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English pyromechanism From pyro- + mechanism. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyromechanism (plural pyromechanisms)
  1. A mechanism operated by an explosion Related terms: pyromechanical

Inflected forms

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