lithocapture UK /ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃə/US /ˈlɪ.θoʊˌkæp.t͡ʃɚ/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(humorous) 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. verb1 •(humorous) To perform lithocapture. formslithocaptured · lithocapturing · lithocaptures