jaw strength
Mandibular clamping ability
Jaw strength is the force the jaw muscles can exert when biting or clenching.
The term appears in discussions of animal biology, where creatures like crocodiles and hyenas have remarkable jaw strength for crushing bone or prey.
In humans, it surfaces in dentistry, fitness culture, and online discourse about facial aesthetics: He's been mewing to improve his jaw strength.
- bitePierce with teeth
- bite forceJaw clamping pressure
- clampDevice for holding tight
- gripSecure manual hold
- death gripExtremely tight, unrelenting grasp
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