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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmaɪkrəʊweɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmaɪkroʊˌweɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mī′krō wāv′)

Inflections of 'microwave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

microwaves: v 3rd person singular

microwaving: v pres p

microwaved: v past

microwaved: v past p

mi•cro•wave /ˈmaɪkroʊˌweɪv/USA pronunciation n., v., -waved, -wav•ing.
n. [countable]

Physicsan electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency.
Fooda microwave oven:Put it in the microwave and defrost it.

v. [~ + object]

Foodto cook or heat in a microwave oven:He microwaved dinner because he was in a hurry.

mi•cro•wav•a•ble, adj. : a microwavable plastic tray.

mi•cro•wave (mī′krō wāv′),USA pronunciation n., v., -waved, -wav•ing.
n.

Physicsan electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH₃ or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
FoodSee microwave oven.

v.i.

Foodto use a microwave oven.

v.t.

Foodto cook, defrost, or otherwise prepare in a microwave oven.

micro- + wave 1930–35

mi′cro•wave′a•ble, adj.

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microwave /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌweɪv/ n

- electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range 0.3 to 0.001 metres: used in radar, cooking, etc
- (as modifier): microwave generator

vb (transitive)

to cook (food) in a microwave oven

'microwave' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

crystal detector - dish aerial - interferometer - laser - magnetron - micro - microwave background - microwave detector - microwave oven - microwave spectroscopy - MMDS - Penzias - convection oven - countertop - dish - Gunn effect - leg - microwave spectrum - network - nuke - picowave - plastic wrap - traveling-wave tube - zap

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Collocations: a microwave-safe [dish, plate, bowl], an [800] -watt microwave, heat the [food, soup, dish] up in the microwave, more...

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