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bri⋅sance

  [bri-zahns; Fr. bree-zahns]
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–noun
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
Origin:
1910–15; < F, equiv. to bris(er) to break (< Celt; akin to Ir brisim (I) break) + -ance -ance

Related forms:
bri⋅sant  [bri-zahnt; Fr. bree-zahn] , adjective
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bri·sance   (brĭ-zäns', -zäɴs')   
n.  The shattering effect of the sudden release of energy in an explosion.

[French, from brisant, present participle of briser, to break, from Old French brisier, from Vulgar Latin *brisiāre, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
bri·sant' (-zänt', -zäɴt') adj.
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