cap|ture

cap|ture
cap|ture «KAP chuhr», verb, -tured, -tur|ing, noun.
–v.t.
1. to make a prisoner of; take by force, skill, or trickery; seize: »

We captured butterflies with a net.

SYNONYM(S): apprehend. See syn. under catch. (Cf. ↑catch)
2. to attract and hold; catch and keep: »

The magician's tricks captured the boy's attention.

3. Nuclear Physics. (of an atomic nucleus) to cause the capture of (an elementary particle).
╂[< noun]
–n.
1. a person or thing taken in this way: »

The first capture of the day was a python for an American zoo. ... was ordered to collect the prisoners and bring them with all his captures to Scapa (Sunday Times).

2. a capturing or a being captured: »

With the capture of the escaped lion everyone in town felt relieved.

SYNONYM(S): seizure, arrest, apprehension.
3. Nuclear Physics. the process by which an atomic nucleus absorbs or acquires an additional elementary particle, especially a neutron, often resulting in emission of radiation or fission of the nucleus.
4. retrieval of information stored in a computer memory bank.
╂[< French capture, learned borrowing from Latin captūra taking < capere take]
–cap´tur|a|ble, adjective.
–cap´tur|er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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