microwave B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ UK /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ See IPA manual Freq #8357 Meanings 1 noun An oven that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic waves. Just put it in the microwave for thirty seconds. 2 verb To cook or heat food in a microwave oven. You can microwave the leftovers for lunch. 3 noun A type of electromagnetic wave shorter than radio waves, used in radar and cooking. Many radar systems use microwaves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an oven that cooks or heats... microwave oven 2 verb · to cook or heat food in a... nukezap Word family Forms microwavedmicrowavesmicrowaving Derived forms antimicrowavemicrowavablemicrowaveablemicrowaveguidemicrowavelessmicrowavelikemicrowaverymini-microwave Common collocations microwave oven Noun + noun Etymology AI details From micro- + wave. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # microwave **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ **Frequency rank:** 8357 ## Meanings 1. An oven that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic waves. 2. To cook or heat food in a microwave oven. 3. A type of electromagnetic wave shorter than radio waves, used in radar and cooking. ## Examples - Just put it in the microwave for thirty seconds. - You can microwave the leftovers for lunch. - Many radar systems use microwaves. ## Derived Forms - antimicrowave - microwavable - microwaveable - microwaveguide - microwaveless - microwavelike - microwavery - mini-microwave ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: micro- - small ## Etymology From micro- + wave. ## AI Etymology Microwave comes from micro- + wave. In present-day English its meanings include an oven that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic waves, to cook or heat food in a microwave oven, and a type of electromagnetic wave shorter than radio waves, used in radar and cooking. Related and derived forms include antimicrowave, microwavable, and microwaveable. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown