[
UK
/mˈaɪkɹəʊwˌeɪv/
]
[ US /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ ]
[ US /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/ ]
VERB
-
cook or heat in a microwave oven
You can microwave the leftovers
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
- 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
How To Use microwave In A Sentence
- The microwave dinged and Leon seemed to get a little shocked from the noise.
- Instead of emitting light, like a laser, the maser emits microwave energy at a specific frequency, which produces a very specific ticking.
- Lunch was a microwave meal and dinner would be a curry. The Sun
- Also up for grabs were walking sticks, Zimmer frames, wheelchairs, microwaves, refrigerators and industrial vacuum cleaners.
- In the 1800's Americans used to live out on the prairies in sod huts before the days of the microwave burrito. Thoughts on TSHTF
- A microwave oven can be a real lifesaver when you're pressed for time.
- By microwave-isted extraction and intermittent microwave radiation heating, the new technology of obtaining Porphyra haitanensis polysaccharides was studied.
- The microwave irradiation ( MI ) process to extract lignin from straw had been developed.
- I just make two points to Mr Key: firstly, hangi are not cooked in a microwave, and, secondly, instead of having his groceries delivered, it may pay him to go down to the supermarket.
- Many microwaves heat unevenly, leading to hot spots in the milk.
