Pyrotechnic - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pyrotechnic :  adj
1: of or relating to the craft of making fireworks; "pyrotechnic smokes" [syn: pyrotechnical]
2: suggestive of fireworks; "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"; "a pyrotechnic wit" (noun)

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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Pyrotechnical sponge. See under Sponge.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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