brisant

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) from the French noun/adjective brisant. === Adjective === brisant (not comparable)present participle of the French verb "briser", with the meaning "to break" or "to shatter". (of an explosion or explosive) Having a shattering effect. 1959, Mitchel H. Bertram, William V. Feller, Memorandum 5-24-59L: A Simple Method for Determining Heat Transfer, Skin Friction, and Boundary-Layer Thickness for Hypersonic Laminar Boundary-Layer Flows in a Pressure Gradient, NASA, 5, At the start of the run a shattering or "brisant" detonation occurred in the line between the oxidant control valve (number 5, fig. 2(a)) and the oxidant tank. […] The propellant tank showed evidence of high internal pressure but no brisant detonation. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Briants == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brisant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /briˈzɑnt/ Hyphenation: bri‧sant Rhymes: -ɑnt === Adjective === brisant (comparative brisanter, superlative brisantst) fast, snappy, explosive ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== brisantbom brisantgranaat == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi.zɑ̃/ === Participle === brisant present participle of briser ==== Descendants ==== → English: brisance → German: brisant → German: Brisanz === Noun === brisant m (plural brisants) reef breaker (wave) === Further reading === “brisant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brisant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁiˈzant/ Rhymes: -ant === Adjective === brisant (strong nominative masculine singular brisanter, comparative brisanter, superlative am brisantesten) controversial volatile (figuratively) explosive ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Swedish: brisant === Further reading === “brisant” in Duden online “brisant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Swedish == === Adjective === brisant (not comparable) highly explosive ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== brisad brisans brisera === References === “brisant”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “brisant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “brisant”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)