Brisance
WordNet
noun
(1) The shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The shattering effect of the energy released in an explosion.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 985:
- 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 2007, p. 985: