pyrotechnical
8.5
To make or show fireworks
- adjective
- /ˌpaɪrəˈtɛknɪkəl/
- Specialized
:
pirotécnico
- The pyrotechnical display lit up the night sky, dazzling everyone who watched.
Examples
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But as the music evolved into something pyrotechnical, his face and posture relaxed.
Fiction book (1995) -
During the festival, the city showcased a stunning pyrotechnical performance that thrilled the crowd.
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The engineers carefully planned the pyrotechnical effects to ensure a safe and spectacular show.
Synonyms
3
7.8
Relating to fireworks or the work of making them
has identical meaning but is an alternative adjective form
Surface Forms
pyrotechnical positive
Morphology
pyrotechnical = pyrotechnic (transparent) = pyrotechnic + al
Formed from the adjective 'pyrotechnic' with the productive suffix '-al' to mean 'relating to pyrotechnics', a direct and regular derivation.
Etymology
Pyrotechnical comes from pyro- meaning 'fire' and technic seen in technique and technical meaning 'art' or 'skill'. So pyrotechnical is the 'art of fire', which explains why it describes making or showing fireworks.