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microwave

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
microwave/ˈmʌɪkrəweɪv/

▶noun

1 an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength in the range 0.001–0.3 m, shorter than that of a normal radio wave but longer than those of infrared radiation.

2 (also microwave oven) an oven that uses microwaves to cook or heat food.

▶verb cook (food) in a microwave oven.

– derivatives
microwaveable (also microwavable) adjective.

'microwave' also found in these Oxford entries:

maser - microwave background - nuke

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When a person moves into the field of microwave energy, it changes the amount of reflected energy

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