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Microwave

see synonyms of microwave

Noun

1. microwave

a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

2. microwave, microwave oven

kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

Verb

3. micro-cook, microwave, nuke, zap

cook or heat in a microwave oven

Example Sentences:
'You can microwave the leftovers'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Microwave

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noun
1. 
a. 
electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range 0.3 to 0.001 metres: used in radar, cooking, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
microwave generator
2.  short for microwave oven
verb (transitive)
3. 
to cook (food) in a microwave oven

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Microwave

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adjective
1. 
designating or of that part of the electromagnetic spectrum associated with the larger infrared waves and the shorter radio waves: used for radar, communications, etc. and generally regarded as from 300,000 to 300 megahertz
2. 
designating an oven that cooks quickly by causing microwaves to penetrate the food, generating internal heat
3. 
designed, packaged, etc. for cooking in a microwave oven
microwave cookware, microwave popcorn
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmicroˌwaved or ˈmicroˌwaving
4. 
to cook in a microwave oven
noun
5. 
any electromagnetic wave of microwave frequency
6. 
a microwave oven

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Microwave

see synonyms of microwave
adj.
Relating to or being electromagnetic radiation between radio waves and infrared waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, having frequencies between 300 megahertz and 300 gigahertz and wavelengths between 1 meter and 1 millimeter.
n.
1. A wave of microwave radiation.
2. Informal A microwave oven.
tr.v. mi·cro·waved, mi·cro·wav·ing, mi·cro·waves
To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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