brisance

English

Etymology

From French brisant, present participle of briser (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/

Noun

brisance (countable and uncountable, plural brisances)

1. The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 985:

     He thought he knew being aflame. But this was sustained explosion, reaching now and then a quite unendurable brisance.

Related terms

• brisant

Translations

shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion

• French: brisance (fr) f
• German: Brisanz (de) f
• Russian: бриза́нтность (ru) f (brizántnostʹ)
• Swedish: brisans (sv) c

Anagrams

• braces in, carbines, Brescian