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pyrotechnic

pyrotechnic

1 8.4
A small device that makes bright lights or signals when lit
  • noun
  • /ˌpaɪrəˈtɛknɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pirotécnico
  • The pyrotechnic devices lit up the night sky with vibrant colors during the festival.
  • pyrotechnic display

Examples

  • During the celebration, we watched as the pyrotechnic show filled the air with stunning bursts of light.

  • I could have been a pyrotechnic.

    Blog text (20)

  • I could have been a pyrotechnic...

    Blog text (20)

  • But I'm now going to show you some pyrotechnic effects and I'm going to start off by just illustrating the principle behind a bang or an explosion.

  • And well they might be, for all the falling stars and Fourth of July fireworks of a generation, put together and rained down simultaneously out of heaven in one brilliant shower upon one helpless roof, would not have any advantage over the pyrotechnic display that was making my house so magnificently conspicuous in the general gloom of the storm.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The engineer designed a new pyrotechnic launcher that produced brilliant and safe fireworks for public events.

Synonyms

rocket
vspyrotechnic
184 3.7

A firework sent high into the sky that makes bright sparks

stays in place and mainly produces bright colored flames for signaling
firework
vspyrotechnic
180 1.9

An object that makes bright lights and loud sounds in the sky when it bursts

is used more for signaling or illumination than general entertainment
firecracker
vspyrotechnic
51 2.6

A small explosive paper tube that makes a loud bang when you light it

focuses on bright colored flames or visual effects rather than noise
pyro
vspyrotechnic
  • Jargon
1 9.1

A device that makes flames or sparks for shows

is used more often for signaling or illumination than for entertainment

Surface Forms

pyrotechnic singular
pyrotechnics plural

Etymology

Pyrotechnic or pyrotechnics comes from the Greek parts pyro- 'fire' and techne 'skill'. So a pyrotechnic device is a tool made to produce bright flames or colorful effects for display or signalling, just like a small, controlled piece of a fireworks show.