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Pyro vs Piezo - What's the difference?

pyro | piezo |

As adjectives the difference between pyro and piezo

is that pyro is pyromaniac, pyromaniacal while piezo is of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves etc, where pressing a button causes a small spring-loaded hammer to strike a crystal of pzt or quartz, creating a voltage which ignites the gas.

As a noun pyro

is (slang) a pyromaniac.

pyro

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) a pyromaniac
  • pyrocellulose
  • pyrotechnician
  • pyrotechnics
  • (archaic, especially, photography) pyrogallic acid

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pyromaniac, pyromaniacal
  • pyrotechnic

    • See also

    * pyromania

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    piezo

    English

    Adjective

    (-) (Piezo ignition)
  • Of or relating to a kind of ignition, used in portable camping stoves etc., where pressing a button causes a small spring-loaded hammer to strike a crystal of PZT or quartz, creating a voltage which ignites the gas.