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mi·cro·wave
(mī′krə-wāv′, -krō-)adj.
Relating to or being electromagnetic radiation between radio waves and infrared waves in the electromagnetic spectrum, having frequencies between 300 megahertz and 300 gigahertz and wavelengths between 1 meter and 1 millimeter.
n.
1. A wave of microwave radiation.
2. Informal A microwave oven.
tr.v. mi·cro·waved, mi·cro·wav·ing, mi·cro·waves
To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.
mi′cro·wav′a·ble, mi′cro·wave′a·ble adj.
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microwave
(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv)n
1. (General Physics)
a. electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range 0.3 to 0.001 metres: used in radar, cooking, etc
b. (as modifier): microwave generator.
2. (Cookery) short for microwave oven
vb (tr)
(Cookery) to cook (food) in a microwave oven
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
mi•cro•wave
(ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv)n., v. -waved, -wav•ing. n.
1. an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GHz or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
v.t. 3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven.
[1930–35]
mi′cro•wav`a•ble, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
A microwave oven is activated when an electric current causes a magnetron to emit a beam of microwaves. The beam is distributed throughout the unit by a rotating reflector. The microwaves agitate water molecules in the food, generating enough heat to cook it.
mi·cro·wave
(mī′krō-wāv′)1. A high-frequency radio wave used in radio broadcasting and radar. See more at electromagnetic spectrum.
2. An oven in which food is cooked, warmed, or thawed by means of microwaves.
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microwave
Past participle: microwaved
Gerund: microwaving
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
microwave
To cook or reheat food in a microwave oven.
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| Noun | 1. |  microwave - 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 dataelectromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge electromagnetic spectrum - the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves |
| 2. |  microwave - 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 foodkitchen appliance - a home appliance used in preparing food | |
| Verb | 1. | microwave - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" |
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Translations
فُرْنُ الْـمَيكْرُوُوِيِفْيَطْبُخ أو يُحَمِّي بواسِطَة الميكروويف
mikrovlnná troubapřipravit v mikrovlnné trouběmikrovlnka
mikrobølgeovnmikrobølge
mikroaaltouunimikroaalto
four à micro-ondesmicro-ondemicro-onderfour micro-onde
mikrovalna pećnica
megmikrózmikrosütőmikróz
電子レンジ
전자레인지
kepti mikrobangų krosnelėjemikrobangų krosnelėpašildyti mikrobangų krosnelėješildyti mikrobangų krosnelėje
gatavot edienu mikrovilnu krasnimikrovilnu krasns
kuchenka mikrofalowamikrofalówka
mikrovlnná rúra
mikrovalovna pečica
mikrovågsugnmikro
เตาอบไมโครเวฟ
mikrodalga fırınmikrodalga fırında pişirmek/ısıtmak
lò vi sóng
microwave
[ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv]B. VT (= cook) → cocinar con microondas; (= heat) → calentar en el microondas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
microwave
[ˈmaɪkrəʊweɪv] n (also microwave oven) → micro-ondesm → four m à micro-ondes
vt → cuire au micro-ondes
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
microwave
n → Mikrowelle f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
microwave
(ˈmaikrəweiv) noun (also microwave oven) an oven that heats or cooks food very quickly using electromagnetic waves.
verb to cook or heat something in a microwave.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
microwave
→ فُرْنُ الْـمَيكْرُوُوِيِفْ mikrovlnná trouba mikrobølgeovn Mikrowellenherd φούρνος μικροκυμάτων horno microondas mikroaaltouuni four à micro-ondes mikrovalna pećnica forno a microonde 電子レンジ 전자레인지 magnetron mikrobølgeovn kuchenka mikrofalowa forno de microondas микроволновая печь mikrovågsugn เตาอบไมโครเวฟ mikrodalga fırın lò vi sóng 微波炉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
microwave
n. microonda, onda corta electromagnética de frecuencia muy alta.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
microwave
n (rad) microonda; (fam, oven) microondas mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.