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Definition of Capture

1. Verb. Succeed in representing or expressing something intangible. "Capture an idea"

2. Noun. The act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property.

3. Verb. Attract; cause to be enamored. "The performance is likely to capture Sue"; "She captured all the men's hearts"

4. Noun. A process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field.

5. Verb. Succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase. "Did you catch the thief?"

6. Noun. Any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle.

7. Verb. Bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit. "The star captured a comet"

8. Noun. The act of taking of a person by force.

9. Verb. Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. "The militia captured the castle"

10. Noun. The removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board.

11. Verb. Capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping. "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"

Definition of Capture

1. n. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.

2. v. t. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.

Definition of Capture

1. Noun. An act of capturing. ¹

2. Noun. Something that has been captured; a captive. ¹

3. Verb. To take control of. ¹

4. Verb. To store (as in sounds or image) for later revisitation. ¹

5. Verb. To reproduce convincingly. ¹

6. Verb. To remove or take control of an opponent’s piece in a game (e.g., chess, go, checkers). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Capture

1. to take by force or cunning [v -TURED, -TURING, -TURES]

Medical Definition of Capture

1. Catching and holding a particle or an electrical impulse originating elsewhere. Origin: L. Capio, pp. -tus, to take, seise Atrial capture, control of the atria for one or more beats after a period of independent beating, as in complete A-V block or in junctional or ventricular ectopic beats or tachycardias by a retrograde impulse. Electron capture, a mode of radioactive disintegration, in which an orbital electron, usually from the K shell, is captured by the nucleus, converting a proton into a neutron with ejection of a neutrino and emission of a gamma ray, and emission of characteristic X-rays as the missing K-shell electron is replaced. Synonym: K capture. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capture

captived captively captives captiving captivities captivity captodative captopril captoprils captor

captors captour capturability capturable capture (current term) capture the flag captured capturer capturers captures

capturing capuccino capuccino coffee capuccio capuccios capuche capuched capuches

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