brisance

English Thesaurus

1. the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot,
definition	:	a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	brisant,
definition	:	of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive (adj.pert)

derivation	:	brisant,
definition	:	of or relating to the power (the shattering effect) of an explosive (adj.pert)