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biteSee byte. bite 1. Angling an attempt by a fish to take the bait or lure 2. the depth of cut of a machine tool 3. the grip or hold applied by a tool or chuck to a workpiece 4. Dentistry the angle or manner of contact between the upper and lower teeth when the mouth is closed naturally 5. the surface of a file or rasp with cutting teeth 6. the corrosive action of acid, as on a metal etching plate bite [bīt] (biology) To seize with the teeth. Closure of the lower teeth against the upper teeth. (engineering) In glazing, the length of overlap of the inner edge of a frame over the edge of the glass. (graphic arts) In photoengraving, the various stages of etching accomplished through the action of acid. (medicine) Skin injury produced by an animal's teeth or the mouthparts of an insect.
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| A 45kg dog with a bite pressure of 750 kg per square centimetre does a lot more damage than a little doggie reaching 10 cm of height and weighing 3 kg. The gator, it appeared, had the upper hand: Its jaws, capable of a bite pressure of more than 3,000 pounds per square inch, were clenched on the snake, and for hours the gator carried its prey about, waiting for the python to go limp. |
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