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microwave

5 definitions • 4 examples

1

an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly:

Examples:

Put the fish in the microwave and it'll only take five minutes.

2

a very short electromagnetic wave used for cooking food or for sending information by radio or radar

3

to cook something in a microwave:

Examples:

Shall I microwave something for dinner?

I microwaved the sauce for 30 seconds so it was hot when poured over the fish.

4

a very short, very fast wave of electromagnetic energy that causes heat in atoms of water and some other substances

5

A microwave or microwave oven is a machine that cooks food quickly using microwaves:

Examples:

Heat up the leftover pizza in the microwave.

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