microwave

CEFRA2

/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/

noun · verb

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In plain English

Examples

It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.
That year's buzzword was digital: digital clocks, digital microwave ovens, even digital pens.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

Ellipsis of microwave oven.
To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

In context

Just put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.
Many radar systems use a combination of radio waves and microwaves.
A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.

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A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.
2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian
Microwaves do not follow the curvature of the earth, but travel in a straight line. They must therefore have unobstructed "line of sight" and the dish aerials have to be sited on towers or high buildings, on high ground, or a combination of all three.
1964 August, “The NER's microwave radio-telephone begins work”, in Modern Railways, page 129

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From micro- + wave.