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microwave definition
micro·wave (mī′krō wāv′)
adjective
- 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
- designating an oven that cooks quickly by causing microwaves to penetrate the food, generating internal heat
- designed, packaged, etc. for cooking in a microwave oven microwave cookware, microwave popcorn
transitive verb microwaved -·waved′, microwaving -·wav′·ing
to cook in a microwave oven
noun
- any electromagnetic wave of microwave frequency
- a microwave oven
Related Forms:
- microwaveable mi′cro·wave′·able adjective or microwavable mi′cro·wav′·able
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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