microwave

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microwave

n. electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency; cooking device that uses electromagnetic waves to cook food, type of oven

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Microwave

Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths ranging from one meter to one millimeter; with frequencies between and . This broad definition includes both UHF and EHF (millimeter waves), and various sources use different boundaries. In all cases, microwave includes the entire SHF band (3 to 30 GHz, or 10 to 1 cm) at minimum, with RF engineering often restricting the range between 1 and 100 GHz (300 and 3 mm).

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Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
(part-holonym) electromagnetic spectrum
(derivation) micro-cook, zap, nuke
2. kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food
(synonym) microwave oven
(hypernym) kitchen appliance
(derivation) micro-cook, zap, nuke

Verb
1. cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the left-overs"
(synonym) micro-cook, zap, nuke
(hypernym) cook
(derivation) microwave oven
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation

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microwave

n. mikrovlna; mikrovlnná trouba

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microwave

Rzecz. kuchenka mikrofalowa; mikrofala

Czas. podgrzewać/gotować w kuchence mikrofalowej