pyrotechnical
/,pairou'teknik/ Cách viết khác : (pyrotechnical) /,pairou'teknikəl/
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Definition
Adjective 1. Relating to the craft of making or displaying fireworks: Pertaining to the art, science, or techniques involved in creating and using fireworks. 2. (Figurative) Brilliantly skillful or spectacular: Resembling fireworks in being dazzling, showy, or impressively elaborate, often in a display of skill (e.g., in writing, music, or performance).
Usage and Examples
- Literal (Fireworks): The term is used to describe things directly connected to the manufacture or exhibition of fireworks.
- The festival featured a pyrotechnical display that lit up the entire harbor.
- He studied pyrotechnical engineering to learn how to design safer fireworks.
- Figurative (Brilliant Skill): The term is used to describe a performance, display of wit, or artistic work that is exceptionally flashy, clever, or complex.
- The pianist's pyrotechnical finale left the audience breathless.
- Her speech was filled with pyrotechnical rhetoric and clever turns of phrase.
Advanced Usage
- The figurative use often carries a slight nuance of something being almost excessively showy or technically dazzling, sometimes at the expense of deeper substance.
- The film was criticized for relying on pyrotechnical special effects rather than a strong story.
Variants and Related Words
- Pyrotechnic (Adjective): The more common form, used interchangeably with "pyrotechnical."
- pyrotechnic effects, a pyrotechnic genius
- Pyrotechnics (Noun, plural):
- A fireworks display.
- The New Year's Eve pyrotechnics were spectacular.
- A brilliant or dazzling display, especially of musical or rhetorical skill.
- The guitarist was famous for his on-stage pyrotechnics.
- Pyrotechnician (Noun): A person who designs or sets off fireworks professionally.
Synonyms
- Literal: Firework-related, explosive.
- Figurative: Dazzling, spectacular, virtuosic, flamboyant, showy, brilliant.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- A pyrotechnic display of [skill/wit]: A common phrase emphasizing a spectacular show of ability.
- The debate was a pyrotechnic display of wit and logical argument.
Adjective
- of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
- pyrotechnic smokes