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English Definitions
microwave
N
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
microwave
N
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
microwave
V
cook or heat in a microwave oven
N
a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings
N
diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat
N
linear accelerator that uses microwaves
microwave oven
N
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
N
measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
N
the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum
N
the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves
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