brisant
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Having strong explosive power that shatters hard materials like concrete
- adjective
- /ˈbrɪsənt/
- Specialized
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brisante
- The military tested a new explosive that is particularly brisant and effective in demolishing buildings.
Examples
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The scientists measured the brisant properties of various explosives for safety evaluations.
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As explosions go, it would be less brisant than black powder and less than a hydrogen explosion.
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Due to its brisant nature, the bomb was able to cause significant damage even from a distance.
How Shattering
Surface Forms
brisant positive
Etymology
Brisant comes from the French verb briser, which means 'to break'. So a brisant explosive is one that breaks or shatters things with sudden, strong force, and that is why the word now means having high shattering power.