brisancen.
/ˈbriːzɒns/ The shattering effect of such high explosives as nitroglycerine and gun-cotton. (See also quot. 1935.) Also attributive.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [noun] > bursting violently from rest or restraint > exploding > effect of exploding
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1915 A. Marshall Explosives 390 It has been proposed by Bichel to use the expression mv2/ 2 for the ‘brisance’ or violence of the blow given by an explosion, m being the mass of gas evolved and v the velocity of the detonation.
1915 A. Marshall Explosives 320 For the brisance test quantities of 10 g. were used.
1915 A. Marshall Explosives 407 (margin) Brisance meter.
1935 Discovery Feb. 43/2 Little is yet known as to the exact nature of brisance, or the property of detonating at the slightest shock, which these explosives possess.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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