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biteforce

noun

Etymology

From bite + force.

  1. derived from *bʰerǵʰ-✻ — “to rise, high, hill”
  2. derived from fortis — “strong”
  3. derived from fortia
  4. derived from force
  5. inherited from force
  6. compounded as biteforce — “bite + force”

Definitions

  1. The force applied by the masticatory muscles when biting or chewing.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA