† pyrobolicaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pyrobolique.

Etymology: < French pyrobolique (1676 in the passage translated in quot. 1729; < post-classical Latin pyrobolicus (1650 in the passage translated by the French) < pyrobolia (see pyroboly n.) + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix) + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier pyrobolist n., and also pyrobolic adj. 2.

Obsolete. rare.

Of a weapon or device: that uses explosives to launch missiles.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [adjective]

pyrotechnic1629

pyrotechnical1708

pyrobolic1729

pyrobolical1729

1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iii. ix. 165 To fire several Pyrobolical Machines [Fr. machines pyroboliques; L. machinis Pyrobolicis], which are used upon Rejoicing Occasions.

1856 United Service Mag. 1 583 All the sorts of grenadoes, and the other pyrobolical inventions in present use, might be slung or projected by the slings and fundibali of the ancients.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	pyrobolical
释义	† pyrobolicaladj. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pyrobolique. Etymology: < French pyrobolique (1676 in the passage translated in quot. 1729; < post-classical Latin pyrobolicus (1650 in the passage translated by the French) < pyrobolia (see pyroboly n.) + classical Latin -icus -ic suffix) + -al suffix¹; compare -ical suffix. Compare earlier pyrobolist n., and also pyrobolic adj. 2. Obsolete. rare. Of a weapon or device: that uses explosives to launch missiles. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [adjective] pyrotechnic1629 pyrotechnical1708 pyrobolic1729 pyrobolical1729 1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iii. ix. 165 To fire several Pyrobolical Machines [Fr. machines pyroboliques; L. machinis Pyrobolicis], which are used upon Rejoicing Occasions. 1856 United Service Mag. 1 583 All the sorts of grenadoes, and the other pyrobolical inventions in present use, might be slung or projected by the slings and fundibali of the ancients. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1729
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