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Defenition of the word microwave

    • Defenition of the word microwave

      • An electromagnetic wave which has a wavelength between about 0.3 and 30 centimeters, corresponding to frequencies of 1-100 gigahertz; however there are no sharp boundaries between microwaves and infrared and radio waves.
      • An appliance for cooking food using microwave energy.
      • To cook or heat in a microwave oven.
      • a very short electromagnetic wave
      • cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs"
      • an appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it
      • kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food
      • 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
      • 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
      • cook or heat in a microwave oven

    Synonyms for the word microwave

      • micro-cook
      • microwave oven
      • nuke
      • zap

    Meronymys for the word microwave

      • electromagnetic spectrum

    Hypernyms for the word microwave

      • cook
      • electromagnetic radiation
      • electromagnetic wave
      • kitchen appliance
      • nonparticulate radiation

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