[syn: pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical]
2. suggestive of fireworks;
- Example: "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"
- Example: "a pyrotechnic wit"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pyrotechnic \Pyr`o*tech"nic\, Pyrotechnical \Pyr`o*tech"nic*al\,
a. [Pyro- + technic, technical: cf. F. pyrotechnique. See
Fire, Technical.]
Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them.
[1913 Webster]
Pyrotechnical sponge. See under Sponge.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pyrotechnic
adj 1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks;
"pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: pyrotechnic,
pyrotechnical]
2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity";
"a pyrotechnic wit"
n 1: (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a
low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate
areas or send signals etc. [syn: firework, pyrotechnic]