"microwave" meaning in English

See microwave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv/, /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microwave.wav [UK] Forms: microwave [singular], microwaves [plural]
enPR: mī'krə-wāv", mī'krō-wāv" Etymology: micro- + wave Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|micro|wave}} micro- + wave Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A microwave is a kind of electromagnetic wave that has a wavelength between infrared light and radio waves.
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  2. A microwave is a microwave oven.
    Sense id: simple-microwave-en-noun-lpKaLwYD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with micro-

Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv/, /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microwave.wav [UK] Forms: microwave [canonical], microwaves [third-person, singular], microwaved [past], microwaved [past, participle], microwaving [present, participle]
enPR: mī'krə-wāv", mī'krō-wāv" Etymology: micro- + wave Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|micro|wave}} micro- + wave Head templates: {{verb|microwav|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you microwave something, you cook it in a microwave oven.
    Sense id: simple-microwave-en-verb-aFtyrPMC
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