microwave
/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv//ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/
microwave noun: an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. Also the ellipsis of microwave oven.
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Noun
microwave (plural microwaves)
- An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
- Many radar systems use a combination of radio waves and microwaves.
- Microwaves do not follow the curvature of the earth, but travel in a straight line. They must therefore have unobstructed "line of sight" and the dish aerials have to be sited on towers or high buildings, on high ground, or a combination of all three.1964 August, “The NER's microwave radio-telephone begins work”, in Modern Railways, page 129
- Synonyms:
- SHF
Verb
microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)
- To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
- A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian
- To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.
Also used as
microwave is also the ellipsis of microwave oven.
microwave meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
microwave in Hindi
- electromagnetic wave
- माइक्रोवेव māikrovev, सूक्ष्मतरंग sūkṣmatraṅg
microwave in Tamil
- மைக்ரோவேவ், மைக்ரோவேவ் செய்ய
microwave in Marathi
- मायक्रोवेव्ह, मायक्रोवेव, मायक्रोवेव्ह करण्यासाठी
microwave in Urdu
- مائکروویو, مائیکروویو, مائکرو ویو
More languagesFewer languages
- microwave in Bengali
- অণুতরঙ্গ onutoroṅgo, মাইক্রোওয়েভ maikrōōẇebh
- microwave in Telugu
- సూక్ష్మతరంగము sūkṣmataraṅgamu
- microwave in Malayalam
- മൈക്രോവേവ്
- microwave in Kannada
- ಮೈಕ್ರೋವೇವ್
- microwave in Punjabi
- ਮਾਈਕ੍ਰੋਵੇਵ, ਮਾਈਕਰੋਵੇਵ
- microwave in Gujarati
- માઇક્રોવેવ, માઈક્રોવેવ
- microwave in Odia
- ମାଇକ୍ରୋୱେଭ୍, ମାଇକ୍ରୋୱେଭ, ମାଇକ୍ରୋୱେବ୍
- microwave in Nepali
- माइक्रोवेव, माइक्रोवेभ, माइक्रोवेभ गर्न
- microwave in Tagalog
- mikliboy
- microwave in Arabic
- مَوْجَة الْمَيْكْرُووِيف mawjat al-maykruwīv, مَوْجَة دَقِيقَة mawja daqīqa, مَوْجَة مَيْكْرُوِيَّة mawja maykruwiyya, مَوْجَة صِغْرِيَّة mawja ṣiḡriyya
- microwave in Malay
- gelombang mikro, mikrogelombang
- microwave in Indonesian
- gelombang mikro
- microwave in Thai
- ไมโครเวฟ mai-kroo-wéep, เวฟ wêef
- microwave in Vietnamese
- vi ba, vi sóng
- microwave in Myanmar
- မိုက်ခရိုဝေ့ muikhka.ruiwe.
Examples of microwave in a sentence
- A microwave will create hot spots that can break the sauce.
- It’s common sense not to put metal objects in a microwave oven.
- For the love of God, take that out of the microwave before it blows up!
Synonyms of microwave
Forms of microwave
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | microwaves |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | microwaves |
| present participle | microwaving |
| past participle | microwaved |
| past | microwaved |
Origin of microwave
From micro- + wave.
Words formed from microwave
- antimicrowave
- Cajun microwave
- convection microwave
- convection microwave oven
- cosmic microwave background
- microwaveguide
- microwaveless
- microwavelike
- microwave meal
- microwave radiation
- microwave resonant cavity thruster
- microwavery
- microwave safe
- microwave spectroscopy
- mini-microwave
- microwavable
- microwaveable
- microwave up
Phrases with microwave
Questions about microwave
- What does microwave mean?
- Microwave means an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
- What is microwave in Hindi?
- Microwave in Hindi is माइक्रोवेव (māikrovev), सूक्ष्मतरंग (sūkṣmatraṅg). See Microwave meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is microwave?
- Microwave can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce microwave?
- Microwave is pronounced /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/.
- What is the plural of microwave?
- The plural of microwave is microwaves.
Words near microwave in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: microwave (page history and authors); microwave (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); microwave (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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