pyrotechnic
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- adjective
- /ˌpaɪrəˈtɛknɪk/
:
espectacular
- The show concluded with a pyrotechnic display that left the audience in awe.
- pyrotechnic display
Examples
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She vehemently wished that Lloyd Webber's musicals had fewer pyrotechnic effects.
Fiction book (2000) -
She watched the pyrotechnic effects light up the night sky during the festival.
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The roiling mess moving slowly across the auditorium was becoming a pyrotechnic display, breaking into bubbles with points of colorful light flashing from within.
Fiction book (1999) -
And I tell my own students that "pyrotechnic problem solving" is just one kind of math skill among many, just like crossword puzzle solving is just one kind of English skill among many.
Blog text (29) -
Joseph specializes in pyrotechnic displays for big-time rock shows from Nickelback to the Rolling Stones.
Blog text (31) -
And I've, I've shown you the fundamentals of pyrotechnic art, the use of oxidising agents and fuels.
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Home: that quiet word: a spectacle, a theatre, a pyrotechnic display of emotion for those who come from wars, banishment, exile, who have forgotten what home was, or suffered not being able to forget.
Fiction book (1994) -
That's a serviceable formula, hidden beneath the glitter and pyrotechnic wordplay.
Blog text (6) -
The band's performance was enhanced by a pyrotechnic show that synchronized with the music.
How Dazzling
Surface Forms
Morphology
pyrotechnic = technic (semi-transparent) = pyro + techn + ic
The metaphorical sense is motivated by fireworks imagery, so the connection is understandable but not fully compositionally literal.
Etymology
Pyrotechnic comes from the Greek parts pyro- 'fire' and techne 'skill', the same idea you see in the English word technique. That's why we call a dazzling, brilliant style 'pyrotechnic'—it is like a skilled show of fireworks.