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capturer Definition


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capture
verb captured, capturing
    1. To catch; to take prisoner; to gain control of someone or something.
      Thesaurus: arrest, apprehend, detain, hold, take into custody, seize, conquer, overwhelm.
    2. In a game, eg chess: to gain possession or control of (a piece, etc).
    3. To succeed in recording (a subtle quality, etc).
      Example: The camera captured her smile
noun
    1. The capturing of someone or something.
    2. The person or thing captured.
    3. physics.
      The process whereby a neutron is absorbed by a nucleus, and the excess energy produced is released as gamma radiation.
Derivative: capturer
noun
    Etymology: 16c: French, from Latin captura, from capere to take.



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