to capture

Examples

• All

• In this shell, certain nuclear reactions release neutrons that can be captured by nuclei.

  Academic text (2005)

• Theoretically, at least, the carbon is captured and sequestered during the reforming of hydrogen-bearing fuels.

  Academic text (2001)

• Until you actually have proven that it's feasible to capture an object that is not cooperative in space, there will remain the doubt.

• Until now, all Mars orbiting spacecraft have been captured into orbit using rocket propulsion.

  Academic text (2006)

• Then the core rapidly starts enveloping itself in gas it captures gravitationally from the circumstellar disk.

  Academic text (2004)

• Bailyn proposed an alternative formation scenario, in which a neutron star captures a main-sequence star into a wide orbit.

  Academic text (1990)

• The remainder are U-238 atoms that will not fission, but can capture an excess neutron and become fissionable plutonium-239.

  Academic text (2007)

• The boron nucleus can capture the proton, which creates a carbon isotope that's unstable and decays into several helium nuclei.

• Once slowed by thermalization, ejected neutrons can be captured by ambient protons to make deuterium ions and 2.223-MeV gamma rays.

  Academic text (2003)

• At the right time, an asteroid can be captured by a planet's gravitational pull, entering its orbit.

Synonyms

C

to catch

vsto capture

∞ 1.0

To take hold of a moving person or thing to stop it

is used in science to make bodies enter a new orbital state

T

to trap

vsto capture

919 2.6

To catch and hold someone or something so they cannot leave

focuses on causing bodies to be taken into a new orbital or energy state

S

to seize

vsto capture

277 3.2

To take control of a place or person quickly, often by force

is a scientific process bringing particles or bodies into a stable orbit

I

to intercept

vsto capture

171 5.3

To stop someone or something before they reach a place

is a technical action causing entry into a new orbit or state

Antonyms

E

to eject

32 4.2

Force someone to leave a place

Idioms

C

to capture the essence

9 5.1

To show the most important qualities of something

Phrasal Verbs

C

to capture the moment

5 3.7

To take a photo or short video that shows the scene and people's feelings clearly

C

to capture attention

1 3.2

To attract and keep people's interest

Compounds

C

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

9.5

An event in 1775 when American forces took Fort Ticonderoga from the British

How Strong

to immobilize

21 6.0

trap

752 2.0

to capture

• Specialized

21 8.2

to bind

• Specialized

131 3.9

to perturb

• Specialized

2 7.6

Surface Forms

Etymology