microwave oven
/ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n/
microwave oven noun: an oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.
Noun
microwave oven (plural microwave ovens)
- An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.
- We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries. We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TVs.1985, Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing”, in Brothers in Arms
- Synonyms:
- Chef Mike, microwave[Appendix:Glossary
microwave oven meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
microwave oven in Hindi
- oven using microwave energy
- सूक्ष्मतरंग चूल्हा sūkṣmatraṅg cūlhā, माइक्रोवेव चूल्हा māikrovev cūlhā
microwave oven in Tamil
- oven using microwave energy
- நுண்ணலை அடுப்பு nuṇṇalai aṭuppu
microwave oven in Urdu
- oven using microwave energy
- مائِکْروویو چُولْہا māikrovev cūlhā
microwave oven in Bengali
- oven using microwave energy
- মাইক্রোওয়েভ ওভেন maikrōōẇebh ōbhen
More languagesFewer languages
- microwave oven in Telugu
- మైక్రోవేవ్ ఓవెన్ maikrōvēv ōven
- microwave oven in Malayalam
- മൈക്രോവേവ് ഓവൻ maikrōvēv ōvaṉ
- microwave oven in Kannada
- ಮೈಕ್ರೋವೇವ್ ಓವನ್ maikrōvēv ōvan
- microwave oven in Arabic
- مَيْكْرُووَيْف maykrūwayf, فُرْن مَيْكْرُووَيْف furn maykrūwayf, فُرْن كَهْرُومَغْنَاطِيسِيّ furn kahrūmaḡnāṭīsiyy
- microwave oven in Malay
- ketuhar gelombang mikro
- microwave oven in Indonesian
- oven gelombang mikro
- microwave oven in Thai
- เตาอบไมโครเวฟ dtao-òp-mai-kroo-wéep
- microwave oven in Vietnamese
- lò vi ba, lò vi sóng
- microwave oven in Myanmar
- မိုက်ခရိုဝေ့မီးဖို muikhka.ruiwe.mi:hpui
Synonyms of microwave oven
- Chef Mike
- microwave[Appendix:Glossary
Forms of microwave oven
| plural | microwave ovens |
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Origin of microwave oven
From microwave and oven.
Words formed from microwave oven
Questions about microwave oven
- What does microwave oven mean?
- Microwave oven means an oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.
- What is microwave oven in Hindi?
- Microwave oven in Hindi is सूक्ष्मतरंग चूल्हा (sūkṣmatraṅg cūlhā), माइक्रोवेव चूल्हा (māikrovev cūlhā). See Microwave oven meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is microwave oven?
- Microwave oven is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microwave oven?
- Microwave oven is pronounced /ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n/.
- What is the plural of microwave oven?
- The plural of microwave oven is microwave ovens.
Words near microwave oven in the dictionary
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