MICROWAVE

microwave, microwave oven

(noun) 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

microwave

(noun) 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

microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke

(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven; “You can microwave the leftovers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

microwave (plural microwaves)

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

Synonym: SHF

Coordinate terms: longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, UHF

Hypernyms: radio wave, wave

Hyponyms: K band, Ka band, Ku band, X band

Holonym: radio band

Ellipsis of microwave oven.

Verb

microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)

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

Synonym: nuke (colloquial)

Source: Wiktionary

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