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PRONUNCIATION OF BRISANT

brisant  [ˈbriːzənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRISANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brisant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BRISANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brisance

Brisance is the shattering capability of a high explosive, determined mainly by its detonation pressure. The term can be traced from the French verb "briser" ultimately derived from the Celtic word "brissim". Brisance is of practical importance for determining the effectiveness of an explosion in fragmenting shells, bomb casings, grenades, structures, and the like. Fragmentation occurs by the action of the transmitted shock wave, the strength of which depends on the detonation pressure of the explosive. Generally, the higher this pressure, the finer the fragments generated. High detonation pressure correlates with high detonation velocity, the speed at which the detonation wave propagates through the explosive, but not necessarily with the explosive's total energy, some of which may be released after passage of the detonation wave. A more brisant explosive, therefore, projects smaller fragments but not necessarily at a higher velocity than a less brisant one. The sand crush test is commonly used to determine the relative brisance in comparison to TNT.

Definition of brisant in the English dictionary

The definition of brisant in the dictionary is having a strongly shattering effect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRISANT


accusant
əˈkjuːzənt
Besant
ˈbɛzənt
cicatrisant
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪzənt
cicatrizant
ˌsɪkəˈtraɪzənt
cognisant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
cognizant
ˈkɒɡnɪzənt
complaisant
kəmˈpleɪzənt
doesn´t
ˈdʌzənt
hasn´t
ˈhæzənt
isn´t
ˈɪzənt
malfeasant
mælˈfiːzənt
omnipresent
ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt
peasant
ˈpɛzənt
pheasant
ˈfɛzənt
pleasant
ˈplɛzənt
present
ˈprɛzənt
recusant
ˈrɛkjʊzənt
unpleasant
ʌnˈplɛzənt
wasn´t
ˈwɒzənt
wisent
ˈwiːzənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRISANT

bris
brisance
Brisbane
brise
brise-soleil
brisk
brisken
brisket
briskish
briskly
briskness
brisling
Brisso
Brissot
bristle
bristle brush
bristle worm
bristle-grass
bristlecone pine
bristlelike

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRISANT

antidepressant
croissant
en passant
immunosuppressant
incessant
incognisant
marxisant
Maupassant
obeisant
Ouessant
passant
practisant
precognisant
puissant
recognisant
sant
soi-disant
Stuyvesant
uncomplaisant
versant

Synonyms and antonyms of brisant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brisant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRISANT

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Translator English - Chinese

brisant
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Brisant
570 millions of speakers

English

brisant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

brisant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

brisant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бризантных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

brisant
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

brisance
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

brisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brisance
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brisant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

brisant
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

brisant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brisance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

brisant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

brisance
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रिसन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırılmaya
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brisant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

brisant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бризантних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brisant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

BRISANT
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

brisant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

brisant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brisant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brisant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRISANT»

The term «brisant» is regularly used and occupies the 85.300 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRISANT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brisant

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRISANT»

Discover the use of brisant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brisant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Researches on Modern Brisant Nitro Explosives
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
C. F. Van Duin, B. C. Roeters van Lennep, Charles E. 1849-1938 Munroe, 2010
2
House of Commons Papers
The names adopted on the continent for the two groups are "non- brisant" and " brisant" explosives, which in Great Britain are somewhat less descriptively expressed as " slow " and " high '- explosives. Gunpowder is the best known of the ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1907
3
The FBI Laboratory: An Investigation Into Laboratory ...
the DAS Building was indicative of a "heaving" explosive such as dynamite and not a "brisant" explosive like RDX or PETN.105 Hahn further testified that by " extremely high explosive" he meant "the ones that do travel at 22, 24 thousand feet ...
Michael R. Bromwich, 1998
4
Genie Civil
Le premier projectile avait rebondi en se brisant; les deux autres, restés entiers, étaient encore engagés dans l'empreinte avec des pénétrations qui n'ont pas pu être mesurées, mais qui allaient en croissant avec la vitesse de tir. On avait la ...
5
Explosives
The non-brisant ignition is termed inflammation. The sensitivity of explosives to inflammation varies widely. Black powder can be exploded by a spark from a spark-producing tool; smokeless powders are ignited by the brief flame jet produced ...
Rudolf Meyer, Josef Köhler, Axel Homburg, 2008
6
Military Explosives
(d) Sand tests indicate torpex to be 98 to 99 percent as brisant as RDX and 1 22 percent as brisant as TNT. As judged by plate dent test values, cast torpex is 120 percent as brisant as TNT. Fragmentation tests of shell charges indicate torpex ...
7
Lost Continents & the Hollow Earth
Brisant reported that the American convoy docked near the German-claimed Neuschwabenland and split up into three separate task forces, with the apparent aim of desroying any German remnants found. Some reports claimed that the ...
David Hatcher Childress, Richard S. Shaver, 1998
8
Practical Military Ordnance Identification
Tan to brown in color with a VD of approximately 25,000 fps, “Comp B” is slightly more brisant and more powerful than TNT. Composition B or similar mixtures are slightly hygroscopic, extremely stable in storage, and an explosive commonly ...
Tom Gersbeck, 2014
9
Reprint and circular series of the National Research Council
Though it has not been possible to determine if the influence of stabilization is as great for brisant nitro explosives as for guncotton,1 it appears to us that it is still effective. Guncotton as ordinarily stabilized has an initial explosion temperature of ...
10
Handbook of Tunnel Engineering II: Basics and Additional ...
Compatibility group B normally denotes primary explosive detonators, group D black powder, brisant explosives and detonating cord, and group S includes non- explosive electrical detonators and fuse igniters. Substances in compatibility ...
Bernhard Maidl, Markus Thewes, Ulrich Maidl, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRISANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brisant is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Isère : la montagne du lac de Chambon sur le point de s'effondrer
Certains le redoutent mais beaucoup l'espèrent tant le spectacle d'une montagne se brisant promet d'être grandiose. En effet, depuis des mois, ... «TF1, Jul 15»
2
ARMAND SAMMELIAN Les Jeunes Turcs
Il accouchera de la restauration des anciennes monarchies, brisant les promesses politiques et sociales de la Grande Révolution de 1789. «Nouvelles d'Arménie, Jul 15»
3
“Es ist zum heulen”
Diese Listen sind auch deshalb brisant, weil sie Aufschluss über das Auftragsprofil eines Nachrichtendienstes geben können, wohl eines der ... «Freitag - Das Meinungsmedium, Jun 15»
4
Festung Europa: Kosten, Wege und Strukturen
Besonders brisant war die Kooperation mit Libyen: Nach dem Ende des Embargos 2004 intensivierten sowohl die EU als auch Italien die ... «derStandard.at, Jun 15»
5
Plainte pour ébats trop bruyants: ils battent leur voisin
Lawson l'aurait frappé avec un râteau, brisant le manche sur l'homme dont elle s'est ensuite servi pour lui transpercer le bras d'après la police ... «Canoë, Jun 15»
6
Son nom* Adresse courriel* Votre nom* Votre adresse courriel …
Le jumelage consiste à faire naître une relation d'amitié brisant l'isolement, permettant de vivre des expériences enrichissantes et de se sentir ... «Nord Info et Voix des Mille-Iles, Jun 15»
7
La plus grande maison de verre au nord de Montréal accueille un …
Le nouveau Musée d'art de Joliette, repensé, revu, refait, figure à la proue de la ville comme un vaisseau de verre brisant l'indifférence des ... «VOIR.CA, Jun 15»
8
ISIS kooperiert offenbar mit Diktator Assad | Das Bündnis der …
Dort ist die Lage besonders brisant, denn am syrisch-türkischen Grenzübergang Bab El Salama harren mehrere Tausend Flüchtlinge in einer ... «BILD, Jun 15»
9
Geheimabkommen Tisa mit Open-Source-Passus
Klingt harmlos, ist aber brisant: Mit dem Trade in Services Agreement (Tisa) versuchen 50 Staaten Dienstleistungen weltweit zu deregulieren. «Linux-Magazin Online, May 15»
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Bürgerbeteiligung per Zufallsentscheid in Hessen?
Dennoch muss dieser Vorschlag brisant für diejenigen sein, die dialogisch und argumentativ einen Bürgerentscheid herbeigeführt haben. «Telepolis, May 15»

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