capture
vb tr
1 to take prisoner or gain control over
to capture an enemy, to capture a town
2 (in a game or contest) to win control or possession of
to capture a pawn in chess
3 to succeed in representing or describing (something elusive)
the artist captured her likeness
4 (Physics) (of an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus) to acquire (an additional particle)
5 to insert or transfer (data) into a computer
n
6 the act of taking by force; seizure
7 the person or thing captured; booty
8 (Physics) a process by which an atom, molecule, ion, or nucleus acquires an additional particle
9 (Also called)
piracy (Geography) the process by which the headwaters of one river are diverted into another through erosion caused by the second river's tributaries
10 the act or process of inserting or transferring data into a computer (C16: from Latin captura a catching, that which is caught, from capere to take) ♦
capturer n
data capture
n any process for converting information into a form that can be handled by a computer
electron capture
n (Physics) the transformation of an atomic nucleus in which an electron from the atom is spontaneously absorbed into the nucleus. A proton is changed into a neutron, thereby reducing the atomic number by one. A neutrino is emitted. The process may be detected by the consequent emission of the characteristic X-rays of the resultant element, (Former name)
K-capture
English Collins Dictionary - English Definition & Thesaurus
capture
1
vb apprehend, arrest, bag, catch, collar (informal) feel one's collar (slang) lift (slang) nab (informal) nail (informal) secure, seize, take, take into custody, take prisoner
2
n apprehension, arrest, catch, imprisonment, seizure, taking, taking captive, trapping
Antonyms
, vb free, let go, let out, liberate, release, set free, turn loose
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