Definition of microwave

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Definition of microwave

  • cook or heat in a microwave oven (verb)

    Examples

    1. You can microwave the leftovers

    Synonyms

    1. micro-cook
    2. nuke
    3. zap
  • kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. microwave oven
  • a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data (noun)

See definition of microwave in Merriam Webster