microwave

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An oven that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic waves.

   Just put it in the microwave for thirty seconds.

2. 2
   verb

   To cook or heat food in a microwave oven.

   You can microwave the leftovers for lunch.

3. 3
   noun

   A type of electromagnetic wave shorter than radio waves, used in radar and cooking.

   Many radar systems use microwaves.

From micro- + wave.

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