adjective. 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.

noun. A wave of microwave radiation.

noun. A microwave oven.

transitive verb. To cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven.

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

noun. A microwave oven.

verb. To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

noun. 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

noun. 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 food

verb. cook or heat in a microwave oven

"It occurred in a world before manned space travel, when the Princess phone was the ultimate in communication, when the term microwave was something you encountered in a college physics textbook instead of on your kitchen counter."

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