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microwave

  • noun
  • mī'krə-wāv"

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

Related words

  • antimicrowave
  • microwavery
  • microwaveless
  • microwavelike
  • microwave safe
  • Cajun microwave
  • convection microwave oven
  • cosmic microwave background
  • microwave meal
  • microwave radiation
  • convection microwave
  • microwave spectroscopy

Example sentences

  • “You shouldn't put aluminum foil in the microwave.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “microwave” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.