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1. 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
    
2. 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 oven

1. Cook or heat in a microwave oven
   "You can microwave the leftovers";
   - micro-cook, zap [informal], nuke [informal]

Derived forms: microwaving, microwaves, microwaved

Type of: cook, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, kitchen appliance, nonparticulate radiation

Part of: electromagnetic spectrum

Encyclopedia: Microwave