brisance

Definitions of brisance
  1. noun
    the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
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    type of:
    consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot
    a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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