microwave

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Pronunciation

• enPR: mī'krə-wāv", IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/
• enPR: mī'krō-wāv", IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/

Noun

microwave (plural microwaves)

1. An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

   Synonyms: SHF

   cot en

   Hypernyms: radio wave, wave

   hypo en

   holonyms en

2. Ellipsis of microwave oven#English|microwave oven.

Related terms

• convection microwave
• microwave spectroscopy
• microwaveguide
• radio frequency

Translations

• French: micro-onde
• German: Mikrowelle
• Italian: microonda
• Portuguese: micro-onda
• Russian: микроволна́
• Spanish: microonda

Verb

microwave (microwaves, present participle microwaving; past and past participle microwaved)

1. (transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

   Synonyms: nuke

   • A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.

Translations

• French: micro-onder
• Russian: гото́вить в микроволновая печь

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