(idiomatic) That causes shatter of a heart; very depressing.

plural of shatter cone

(geology) A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock waves, with the apex of the cones pointing back towards the point of origin of the shock waves; only known to be produced by hypervelocity meteorite impacts or underground nuclear explosions.

Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.

(transitive) To make resistant to shattering.

In a shattering manner

plural of shatterbox

A device for mechanically pulverizing a sample of material, used by scientists.

Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle.

shatterbrained