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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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, pyrotechnic]


ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to the craft of making fireworks;
- Example: "pyrotechnic smokes"
[syn: pyrotechnic, pyrotechnical]

2. suggestive of fireworks;
- Example: "pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity"
- Example: "a pyrotechnic wit"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Pyrotechnical sponge. See under Sponge.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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