pyrotechnic

«pyrotechnic» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with fireworks: «a pyrotechnic display» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective; noun (pyrotechnics — usually plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with fireworks: «a pyrotechnic display». tree →

2) (pyrotechnics, noun) A fireworks show, or the skill of making and setting off fireworks. tree →

3) (figurative) Very brilliant, dazzling and showy, especially in music, speech or skill: «pyrotechnic guitar playing». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and safety lessons pyrotechnics explain how chemicals make coloured light and bangs; in everyday life it is a fancy word for a fireworks show; in reviews it praises dazzling skill. Phrases: «pyrotechnic display», «pyrotechnic show», «verbal pyrotechnics».

examples

• The pyrotechnic display lit up the whole bay. tree →
• Pyrotechnic experts set off the fireworks safely from a barge. tree →
• Different metals give pyrotechnic colours: copper makes blue, strontium makes red. tree →
• The guitarist's pyrotechnic solo amazed the crowd. tree →
• Only trained people should handle pyrotechnic devices. tree →
• The film ended with pyrotechnics over the castle. tree →

note

Noun «pyrotechnics» is usually plural. From Greek «pyr» (fire), as in «pyromaniac» and «pyre». Safety: fireworks are explosives; follow the Firework Code, keep back, never go back to a lit firework.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pyrotechnic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.