–verb (used with object)
1.
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
2.
to gain control of or exert influence over: an ad that captured our attention; a TV show that captured 30% of the prime-time audience.
3.
to take possession of, as in a game or contest: to capture a pawn in chess.
4.
to represent or record in lasting form: The movie succeeded in capturing the atmosphere of Berlin in the 1930s.
5.
Computers .
a.
to enter (data) into a computer for processing or storage.
b.
to record (data) in preparation for such entry.
–noun
6.
the act of capturing.
7.
the thing or person captured.
8.
Physics . the process in which an atomic or nuclear system acquires an additional particle.
9.
Crystallography . substitution in a crystal lattice of a trace element for an element of lower valence.
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