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cap·ture / ˈkapchər/ • v. [tr.] take into one's possession or control by force: the Russians captured 13,000 men | fig. the appeal captured the imagination of thousands. ∎ record or express accurately in words or pictures: she did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods. ∎ Physics absorb (an atomic or subatomic particle). ∎ (in chess and other board games) make a move that secures the removal of (an opposing piece) from the board. ∎ Astron. (of a star, planet, or other celestial body) bring (a less massive body) permanently within its gravitational influence. ∎ (of a stream) divert the upper course of (another stream) by encroaching on its catchment area. ∎ cause (data) to be stored in a computer. • n. the action of capturing or of being captured. ∎ a person or thing that has been captured. ∎ Physics the absorption of an atomic or subatomic particle. DERIVATIVES: cap·tur·er n. |
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"capture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "capture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-capture.html "capture." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-capture.html |
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capture
1. Substitution in a crystal lattice of a trace element for a common element with lower valency or larger ionic radius, e.g. Ba++ for K+. There is often a higher concentration of captured trace elements relative to common elements in the mineral than in the liquid from which it crystallized. Compare CAMOUFLAGE. 2. See RIVER CAPTURE. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "capture." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "capture." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-capture.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "capture." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-capture.html |
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capture
•catcher, dacha, focaccia, patcher, scratcher, snatcher, stature, thatcher
•facture, fracture, manufacture
•capture, enrapture, rapture
•flycatcher • oystercatcher
•archer, departure, kwacha, marcher, starcher, viscacha
•pasture
•etcher, fetcher, fletcher, lecher, sketcher, stretcher
•conjecture, lecture
•sepulture
•denture, misadventure, peradventure
•divesture, gesture, vesture
•texture • architecture • nature
•magistrature
•bleacher, creature, feature, headteacher, Katowice, Nietzsche, preacher, screecher, teacher
•schoolteacher
•ditcher, hitcher, pitcher, stitcher, twitcher
•Chibcha
•picture, stricture
•filcher • simcha
•cincture, tincture
•scripture
•admixture, commixture, fixture, intermixture, mixture
•expenditure • forfeiture
•discomfiture • garniture
•primogeniture, progeniture
•miniature • furniture • temperature
•portraiture • literature
•divestiture, vestiture
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"capture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "capture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-capture.html "capture." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-capture.html |
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