microwave
pronunciation
How to pronounce microwave in British English:
UK [ˈmaɪkrəweɪv]
How to pronounce microwave in American English:
US [ˈmaɪkrəweɪv]
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- 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
- 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
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- Verb:
- cook or heat in a microwave oven
Word Origin
- microwave (n.)
- type of electromagnetic wave, 1931, coined in English from micro- + wave (n.). First record of microwave oven is from 1961; microwave as short for this is attested from 1974; as a verb, from 1976.
Example
- 1. What does the cosmic microwave background look like ?
- 2. Clean your microwave . Have hard baked on bits in your microwave ?
- 3. Microwave ovens can also disrupt your wireless signal .
- 4. Yes , I 'll heat it up in the microwave .
- 5. Microwave until the cheese melts .