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capture
Found in thesaurus: getting, natural action, natural process, chess move, represent, attract, prehend, change, alter, arrogate, take over, get
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capture
v.
entrap, take prisoner
n.
catching; copying of all or part of the screen into temporary memory (Computers); prisoner
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Capture
Capture may refer to:
- Asteroid capture, a phenomenon in which an asteroid enters a stable orbit around another body
- "Capture" a song by Simon Townshend
- Capture (chess), to remove the opponent's piece from the board by taking it with one's own piece
- Capture effect, a phenomenon in which only the stronger of two signals near the same FM frequency will be demodulated
- Capture fishery, a wild fishery in which the aquatic life is not controlled and needs to be captured or fished
- Capture (TV series), a reality show
- Electron capture, another nuclear reaction
- Motion capture, the process of recording movement and translating that movement onto a digital model
- Neutron capture, a nuclear reaction
- Regulatory capture, situations in which a government agency created to act in the public interest instead acts in favor of other interests
- Renault Captur, automobile model
- Rule of capture, common law that determines ownership of captured natural resources including groundwater, oil, gas and game animals
- Schematic capture, a step in electronic design automation at which the electronic schematic is created by a designer
- Capture CIS, a software tool used for circuit schematic capture
- Screen capture (disambiguation), an image taken by the computer to record the visible items
- Stream capture, a geomorphological phenomenon occurring when a stream or river is diverted from its own bed
- Video capture, the process of converting an analog video signal to digital form
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capture
Noun
1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
(synonym) gaining control, seizure
(hypernym) acquiring, getting
(hyponym) usurpation
(derivation) appropriate, seize, conquer
2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
3. any process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
4. the act of taking of a person by force
(synonym) seizure
(hypernym) felony
(hyponym) abduction
(derivation) get, catch
5. the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
(hypernym) chess move
(hyponym) exchange
Verb
1. succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; "capture the essence of Spring"; "capture an idea"
(hypernym) represent, interpret
(hyponym) recapture
2. attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts"
(synonym) enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant
(hypernym) attract, appeal
(hyponym) hold
3. succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
(synonym) get, catch
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
(hyponym) recapture, retake
(derivation) seizure
4. bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit; "This nucleus has captured the slow-moving neutrons"; "The star captured a comet"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
5. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"
(synonym) appropriate, seize, conquer
(hypernym) assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate
(hyponym) annex
(derivation) gaining control, seizure
6. capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap toady"
(synonym) catch
(hypernym) get, acquire
(hyponym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
(verb-group) catch
(derivation) captor, capturer
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capture
nf.
catch, capture; seizure
capturer
v.
capture, catch, seize; track down, take
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capturar
v.
capture, catch; prize
