Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense microwaves, present participle microwaving, past tense, past participle microwaved
1. countable noun
A microwave or a microwave oven is an oven which cooks food very quickly by electromagnetic radiation rather than by heat.
2. verb
To microwave food or drink means to cook or heat it in a microwave oven.
Steam or microwave the vegetables until tender. [VERB noun]
...microwaved food. [VERB-ed]
microwave in British English
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv)
noun
1.
a.
electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range 0.3 to 0.001 metres: used in radar, cooking, etc
b.
(as modifier)
microwave generator
2. short for microwave oven
verb(transitive)
3.
to cook (food) in a microwave oven
microwave in American English
(ˈmaɪkroʊˌweɪv)
adjective
1.
designating or of that part of the electromagnetic spectrum associated with the larger infrared waves and the shorter radio waves: used for radar, communications, etc. and generally regarded as from 300,000 to 300 megahertz
2.
designating an oven that cooks quickly by causing microwaves to penetrate the food, generating internal heat
3.
designed, packaged, etc. for cooking in a microwave oven
microwave cookware, microwave popcorn
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmicroˌwaved or ˈmicroˌwaving
4.
to cook in a microwave oven
noun
5.
any electromagnetic wave of microwave frequency
6.
a microwave oven
Derived forms
microwaveable (ˌmicroˈwaveable)
adjective or ˌmicroˈwavable
microwave in Electrical Engineering
(maɪkroʊweɪv)
Word forms: (regular plural) microwaves
noun
(Electrical engineering: Communication)
A microwave is a product of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from very short radio wavesto almost infra-red region.
A cellphone emits microwave energy, and technically this radiation could cook food if it was much, much stronger,and if it was focused.
Wireless cable sends multiple channels of video programming by microwave transmission from an antenna rather than by cable.
A microwave is a product of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from very shortradio waves to almost infra-red region.