microwave
adjectiveRelating to or being electromagnetic radiation between radio waves and infrared waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, having frequencies between 300 megahertz and 300 gigahertz and wavelengths between 1 meter and 1 millimeter.
nounA wave of microwave radiation.
nounA microwave oven.
transitive verbTo cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.
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To cook (something) in a
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
nounkitchen 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
verbcook or heat in a microwave oven