Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to fireworks.
  • adjective Resembling fireworks; brilliant.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to fireworks or the art of making them.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them.
  • adjective See under Sponge.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, or relating to fireworks.
  • adjective Of, or relating to the use of fire in chemistry or metallurgy.
  • adjective Resembling fireworks.
  • adjective Of, or relating to pyrotechny.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
  • adjective suggestive of fireworks
  • noun (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.

Etymologies

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From Latin pyrotechnica, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pur, "fire") + τεχνικός (tekhnikos, "skillful, workmanlike").

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Examples

  • "I always wanted to come out of the smoke," said Graham, referring to the pyrotechnic display that greets Hurricane football players when they run onto the field for home games.

    SI.com 2011

  • A more concise syntax would show up the poverty of this description at once, but by stringing a dozen attributes together she ensures that each is seen only in the context of a dazzlingly "pyrotechnic" whole.

    A Reader's Manifesto 2001

  • A more concise syntax would show up the poverty of this description at once, but by stringing a dozen attributes together she ensures that each is seen only in the context of a dazzlingly "pyrotechnic" whole.

    A Reader's Manifesto 2001

  • New York Post reported today that a canvas bag left near a waiting area contained a "pyrotechnic" with shotgun shells taped to it.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Revelers in Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and the South Pacific island nation of Samoa, which jumped across the international dateline to be first to celebrate, welcomed 2012 with booming pyrotechnic displays.

    New Year's Eve 2011: Celebrations Around The World 2011

  • And you might see a herd of life-sized red giraffes, zookeepers, ringmaster, opera diva and pyrotechnic effects thanks to Compagnie Off's Les Girafes, which brings the festival to a rousing climax starts General Gordon Square SE18, 2 Jul.

    This week's new theatre 2011

  • Put the bristles of brush in a gob of green or black and spread it into form and life and pyrotechnic feathers?

    Saga For The Eyes John Olson 2011

  • In the years since the formation of the committee, the former councilman said, between four and five different pyrotechnic firms were hired.

    2010 July 14 « Beachwood Historical Alliance 2010

  • At the moment we are hosting one of Jimmy's classmates, Juan, who also is under suspension for a pyrotechnic incident.

    Bryan Miller: A Holiday Letter From the O'Lagers Bryan Miller 2011

  • In Sydney, more than 1.5 million people watched the shimmering pyrotechnic display designed around the theme "Time to Dream."

    New Year's Eve 2011: Celebrations Around The World 2011

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