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uncapturing

uncapturing is the present participle and gerund of uncapture.

Meaning of uncapture

Verb

uncapture (third-person singular simple present uncaptures, present participle uncapturing, simple past and past participle uncaptured)

  1. (rare) To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess.
    • Finally, uncapture WhP on h file. So in the diagram position Black's last move cannot be (a) P(g3) x P(f2) as white pawn must retract to g2 first; or (b) P(b6)xc5, as WhP has been captured on h file to allow promotion of BhP without a capture,[…]1967, The British Chess Magazine, volumes 86-87, Trubner & Company, page 28

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Questions about uncapturing

What is uncapturing the present participle and gerund of?
Uncapturing is the present participle and gerund of uncapture.

Words near uncapturing in the dictionary

  1. uncapturable
  2. uncapturably
  3. uncapture
  4. uncaptured
  5. uncaptures
  6. uncapturing
  7. uncaramelized
  8. uncarbonated
  9. uncarbonized
  10. uncarbonylated
  11. uncarboxylated

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