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brisance

/ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/

brisance noun: the shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.

Noun

brisance (countable and uncountable, plural brisances)

  1. The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
    • He thought he knew being aflame. But this was sustained explosion, reaching now and then a quite unendurable brisance.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 985

Forms of brisance

pluralbrisances

Origin of brisance

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

Questions about brisance

What does brisance mean?
Brisance means the shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
What part of speech is brisance?
Brisance is a noun.
How do you pronounce brisance?
Brisance is pronounced /ˈbɹiːzɑ̃s/.
What is the plural of brisance?
The plural of brisance is brisances.

Words near brisance in the dictionary

  1. bris milahs
  2. bris periah
  3. Brisac
  4. Brisach
  5. Brisack
  6. brisance
  7. brisances
  8. brisant
  9. Brisbane
  10. Brisbane box
  11. Brisbane Grove

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