(n.) The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.
(n.) The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the power of some attraction.
(n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey.
(v. t.) To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.
Example Sentences:
(1) Conventionally taken radiographs are captured by a video camera and processed by the IPS system (KONTRON).
(2) The corresponding hydrides, mono-n-butyltin hydride, di-n-butyltin hydride, tri-n-butyltin hydride, monophenyltin hydride, diphenyltin hydride triphenyltin hydride, are detected by electron-capture gas chromatography after clean-up by silica gel column chromatography.
(3) Western diplomats acknowledge that the capture of Qusair is likely to have emboldened President Bashar al-Assad , making him less likely to consider concessions – let alone stepping down.
(4) Similar results were obtained when hFSH was captured by an alpha-specific MAb (10.3A6).
(5) This derivative also allowed sensitive detection and measurement of indole-3-pyruvate in the picogram range using a gas chromatograph with an electron capture detector.
(6) Contrary to the claims of some commentators, such as Steve Vladeck , it is impossible to argue reasonably that the memo imposed a requirement of "infeasibility of capture" on Obama's assassination power.
(7) This investigation examined the role of anabolic steroids on baseline heart rate (HR) and HR responses to the threat of capture in Macaca fascicularis.
(8) Moallem’s news conference came a day after jihadis captured a major military air base in north-eastern Syria, eliminating the last government-held outpost in a province otherwise dominated by the Islamic State group.
(9) Joe Gregory, parked outside the arena while waiting to pick up his girlfriend and her sister from the concert, captured its impact on his car’s dashcam.
(10) They were granted “extraordinary leave” and left with their military equipment to be captured or killed on the streets of the Chechen capital.
(11) The researchers' own knowledge of street language and drug behavior has enabled them to capture information that would escape most observers and even some participants.
(12) Using an ELISA with captured antigen by monoclonal antibodies, 604 blood donors were typed for the platelet-specific antigen systems HPA-1 and HPA-4.
(13) Mean treatment success, estimated from live-capture and mortality data, ranged between 87.1 and 100%.
(14) We have the nuclear-related wealth, which captures the highly skilled and the affluent and the upwardly mobile.
(15) The concentrations of clorazepate and its metabolite nordiazepam were determined by electron capture gas liquid chromatography.
(16) TUC, CPE and ART viruses were obtained from pools of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) sp captured in Tucuruí, Pará State, in February, August and October of 1984, respectively.
(17) The RBEs of fast neutron, thermal neutron beams, and neutron capture therapy relative to 60Co gamma-ray were calculated as 2.78, 4.18, and 6.15 at 0.1 surviving fraction, respectively.
(18) As a result of recent development in medical practice including use of new antimicrobial agents, coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CNS) that were once considered nonpathogenic contaminants have captured attention as causes of disease.
(19) The original agricultural wastes had captured CO2 from the air through the photosynthesis process; biochar is a low-tech way of sequestering carbon, effectively for ever.
(20) The type 3 pattern occurred when the antidromic wavefront of early premature beats captured the original circuit exit.
Chess
Definition:
(n.) A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two castles or rooks, and eight pawns.
(n.) A species of brome grass (Bromus secalinus) which is a troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic effects; -- called also cheat and Willard's bromus.
Example Sentences:
(1) "Siri [the iPhone voice recognition assistant] reminds me of the woman who's told a dog plays chess and is asked, 'Isn't that amazing?'"
(2) His greatest passion on the trek up, apart from finding a 3G signal and playing rap music from a speaker on the back of his pack, was playing Tigers and Goats, a local version of chess, taking on all-comers – climbers, Sherpas, trekkers, random elderly porters passing through the lodges.
(3) Comparison of the amplitude-time parameters of the VEP and of treir relationship with the cell size and the chess pattern contrast has shown a characteristic feature of ME, i. e. an increased peak latency (PL) of the first negative deviation (H1 peak) of the VEP to reversion of the chess pattern with 90% contrast.
(4) Kasparov achieved international fame in 1985 when he became the world's youngest world chess champion at 22, beating Anatoly Karpov in Moscow.
(5) Lisa and Brian converted the old wooden schoolhouse six years ago and the design is bright and eclectic, think retro school desks, a funky red kitchen, a clear geodesic dome in the garden for stargazing and chill-out time and a giant chess set on the lawn.
(6) Go has trillions of possible moves; according to the British Go Association , at the opening of Chess there are 20 possible moves.
(7) For scientific practice it is necessary to find a way to monitor the internal environment during a chess game (catecholamines, lactate, glucose, fatty acids, cholesterol and others).
(8) The national team’s last success in a major event was as far back as 1997, and years of underperformance have sparked a growing debate on whether the English Chess Federation’s international budget should be skewed so much to the Euroteams and the world Olympiad to the detriment of over-50 senior events, where England is strong, or the European Club Cup, the chess version of the Champions League, in which two of the strongest 4NCL clubs, Guildford and Wood Green, never take part.
(9) Phasic and established visual evoked potentials (VEP) to homogeneous light field and chess patterns were studied in 25 patients (48 eyes) aged 1.5 months to 9 years with different stages of congenital glaucoma and in 114 age-matched healthy children.
(10) We have applied a new method for separating water and fat resonances in proton magnetic resonance (MR) imaging to human studies using a whole-body MR imaging system at 2.0 T. Chemical shift selective (CHESS) MR imaging provides either a water or fat image in a single experimental run within the same time needed for a conventional composite image.
(11) But when you're in the middle of 15 games of chess every day you're gonna," he laughs.
(12) Foxconn is proud of the fact that it provides a swimming pool and other facilities to its staff, as well as organising chess, calligraphy, mountain climbing and fishing.
(13) Kasparov, who is considered by some to have been the best player in chess history, retired from top-level professional play in 2005 to become a political activist.
(14) It has a chess club, cake sales, regular pub quiz nights and an internal puzzle newsletter called Kryptos.
(15) Snap – they're my photos 8 Extreme Mountain Unicycling This is wheely dangerous, said a spokesman … 9 How to win Chess in 4 moves Pawn movie 10 Dog Jumps Over A River Cute – you'll want to stream this video Source: Viral Video Chart .
(16) Computers have a huge in-built advantage as they can evaluate so many moves so quickly, and when asked how many moves ahead he thought, the pioneering 1920s chess theorist Richard Reti replied he was usually one move behind.
(17) We conclude, consistent with other neuropsychological evidence, that the right hemisphere is critical for chess skill.
(18) Trump stays vague on possible US strike on North Korea: 'It is a chess game' Read more Among such policies, he said, would be a popular replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that would “guarantee” insurance coverage for those with pre-existing medical conditions – a promise seemingly at odds with his party’s current proposal.
(19) They are on the last paragraph, one hears #EUCO October 18, 2012 Mathieu von Rohr (@mathieuvonrohr) Everybody in French briefing room is getting ready for #Hollande presser #euco October 18, 2012 My colleague David Batty suggests the EU needs to introduce chess match style time control to make decisions.
(20) He began to take part in the school's Duke of Edinburgh scheme, and joined a number of clubs, such as drama, chemistry and chess as well as the Scouts.