Meanings
nounbrisance (countable and uncountable, plural brisances)
plural brisances
- countableuncountableThe 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
Origin
- Frenchbrisant
- Englishbrisance
From French brisant, present participle of briser (“to break”).
More words from French
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French brisance
- brisanceshattering effect of the energy released in an explosion
German Brisanz
- Brisanzshattering effect of the energy released in an explosion
Russian бриза́нтность
- бриза́нтность (brizántnostʹ)shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion
Swedish brisans
- brisansshattering effect of the energy released in an explosion
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APA
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“brisance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brisance. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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