
[From French, capture, from Old French, from Latin captūra, a catching of animals, from captus, past participle of capere, to seize.]
Any of various processes in which a system of particles absorbs an extra particle. There are several examples in atomic and nuclear physics. For instance, a positive ion may capture an electron to give a neutral atom or molecule. Similarly, a neutral atom or molecule capturing an electron becomes a negative ion. An atomic nucleus may capture a neutron to produce a different (often unstable) nucleus. Another type of nuclear capture is the process in which the nucleus of an atom absorbs an electron from the innermost orbit (the K shell) to transform into a different nucleus. In this process (called K capture) the atom is left in an excited state and generally decays by emission of an X-ray photon.
Radiative capture is any such process in which the capture results in an excited state that decays by emission of photons. A common example is neutron capture to yield an excited nucleus, which decays by emission of a gamma ray.
To acquire text, images, audio and video in their original format. Once captured in the computer, the data are typically edited and converted into another format. See frame grabber, video capture board and screen capture.
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Definition: catching, forceful holding
Antonyms: freeing, letting go, liberalization, release
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Definition: catch and forcefully hold
Antonyms: free, let go, liberate, lose, release
When a river is extending its channel upstream by headward erosion, it may come into contact with the headwaters of a river which is less vigorous. The headwaters from the minor river may be diverted into the more rapidly eroding channel. There is often a sudden change of stream direction at the point of capture; this is the elbow of capture. In mid-Wales, the River Rheidol has captured the headwaters of the Teifi, and the elbow of capture may be seen about 20 km to the east of Aberystwyth. See also misfit stream and wind gap.
The police wanted to capture the suspect.
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The snaring and restraint of an escaped domesticated animal or a feral animal. It requires safety for the captor and the subject. Includes physical means of trap cages, the thrown lariat, a handheld net for small companion animals. Thrownets for birds are still favored by lay persons. Veterinarians are more inclined to use immobilizing agents delivered by darts from bows and arrows or from dart guns. See also restraint.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fange, erobre, slå , fængsle, fastholde
n. - erobring, bytte, prise
Nederlands (Dutch)
vangen, innemen, weergeven in vaste vorm, slaan (in spel), buitmaken, gevangennemen, vangst, inneming
Français (French)
v. tr. - capturer (qn, un animal), prendre, (Comm) s'emparer du marché, (fig) saisir (un moment), rendre (un sentiment, une essence), rendre (qch) (à l'écran)
n. - (gén) capture (qn, un animal), prise, (Phys, Géog) capture
Deutsch (German)
v. - einnehmen, erbeuten, festnehmen, gefangennehmen
n. - Fang, Festnahme, Einnahme
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συλλαμβάνω, αιχμαλωτίζω, καταλαμβάνω (πόλη κ.λπ.), αποτυπώνω, απεικονίζω
n. - σύλληψη, κατάληψη (πόλης κ.λπ.)
Italiano (Italian)
conquistare, prendere, catturare, acciuffare, fare prigioniero, acchiappare, arrestare, bottino, presa, cattura
Português (Portuguese)
v. - capturar
n. - captura (f), presa (f)
Русский (Russian)
брать в плен, захватывать, арестовывать, добыча, захват
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - capturar, tomar, conquistar, apoderarse de, apresar, atrapar, aprehender
n. - captura, botín, presa, toma, conquista
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta till fånga, erövra, uppbringa, fånga (bildligt)
n. - tillfångatagande, fångst, byte
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
俘获, 夺取, 捕获, 抓取, 捕获之物, 战利品
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 俘獲, 奪取, 捕獲
n. - 抓取, 捕獲之物, 戰利品
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 붙잡다, 포획하다, 쟁탈하다
n. - 포획[물], 갈무리
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 捕らえること, 分捕り品, 捕虜, 逮捕, 捕獲物
v. - 捕らえる, 捕虜にする, 占領する, つかむ, 取っておく
idioms:
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) فتن, خلب, أسر, غلب, استولى على, قبض على (الاسم) أسر, غنيمه, استيلاء
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - שבה, לכד, תפס
n. - שבוי, לכידה, תפיסה
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