brisance

[bri-zahns; Fr. bree-zahns]

noun

the shattering effect of a high explosive.

Origin:
1910–15; < French, equivalent to bris(er) to break (< Celtic; akin to Irish brisim (I) break) + -ance -ance

Related forms

bri·sant

[bri-zahnt; Fr. bree-zahn] , adjective

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brisance (ˈbriːzəns, French brizɑ̃s)

—n
	the shattering effect or power of an explosion or explosive

[C20: from French, from briser to break, ultimately of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish brissim I break]

'brisant

—*adj*

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