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Definition of Brisance
1. Noun. The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion.
Derivative terms: Brisant
Definition of Brisance
1. Noun. The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brisance
1. the shattering effect of an explosive [n -S] : BRISANT [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brisance
Literary usage of Brisance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnolo (1992)
"Some explosives have high brisance (shattering power in the immediate vicinity
of the explosion) with less power at long range, while others have reduced ..."
2. A Short Account of Explosives by Arthur Marshall (1917)
"A measure of the brisance is obtained by multiplying the power by the velocity of
... The following table shows the brisance of a number of explosives ..."
3. U. S. Navy Diving Manual: Air DivingSports & Re (1999)
"Some explosives have characteristics of high brisance (shattering power in the
immediate vicinity of the explosion) with less power at long range, ..."
4. The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory Practices and Alleged by Michael R. Bromwich (1998)
"Commercial explosives can have high brisance, although usually they do not.
201 This point is shown in the following colloquy during our interview of ..."
5. Chemistry in the Service of Man by Alexander Findlay (1916)
"It is on this fact that the shattering or disruptive effect, the " brisance,"
depends. It is this fact, also, which makes gun-cotton, which is very valuable ..."
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