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lithocapture

noun
/ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/US/ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃə/UK

Etymology

From litho- (“pertaining to stone”) + capture, coined as a pun on aerocapture and lithobraking.

  1. derived from captūra
  2. borrowed from capture
  3. prefixed as lithocapture — “litho + capture”

Definitions

  1. A form of lithobraking in which a spacecraft or other object on a hyperbolic trajectory…

    A form of lithobraking in which a spacecraft or other object on a hyperbolic trajectory inbound to a planet, moon, asteroid, or other celestial body is decelerated by impact with the surface of the body.

    • If the initial orbit is hyperbolic, lithobraking would properly be termed lithocapture.

  2. To perform lithocapture.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for lithocapture. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA