BRISANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("brisance" is a kind of...):

consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)

Derivation:

brisant (of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive)

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