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microwave noun & verb. M20.
[from MICRO- + WAVE noun.]
A. noun.
A short electromagnetic wave; now spec. one with a wavelength between about one millimetre and 30 centimetres (corresponding to a frequency between 300 GHz and 1 GHz), or one whose length is such that it is convenient to use hollow waveguides for its transmission. M20.
ellipt. A microwave oven; microwave cookery. L20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to microwaves, employing microwaves; (of food) heated or cooked in a microwave oven, suitable for microwave cooking. M20.
microwave oven an oven in which food is heated by passing microwaves through it, the resulting generation of heat inside the food facilitating rapid cooking.
Television As the USSR covers such a vast area microwave links are used for TV and other communications. S. Townsend My father..went to the pub and had a microwave mince and onion pie.
C. verb.
verb trans. Heat or cook in a microwave oven. L20.
verb intrans. Be suitable for or undergo microwave cooking. L20.
microwavable adjective (of food and food containers) suitable for cooking or heating in a microwave oven L20.