English
Etymology
From F. term|brisant, present participle of term|briser||to break.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�bɹi�z��s/
Noun
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- The shatter|shattering effect of the energy release|released in an explosion.
#*2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 985:
#*:He thought he knew being aflame. But this was sustained explosion, reaching now and then a quite unendurable brisance.
Translations
trans-top|shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion
German: Brisanz f
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