microwave oven

noun

1. an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.

microwave oven

noun

1. Often shortened to: micro.  microwave. an oven in which food is cooked by microwaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of microwave oven¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

There was a fridge and a microwave oven - in which he would heat ready meals supplied by Amy.

From BBC

The list now includes items like microwave ovens, dishwashers, rice cookers and water purifiers.

From BBC

Yes, just consider the seismic impact of the microwave oven.

From Salon

About the size of a microwave oven, Hala Point is “commercially relevant” and “rapid progress” is being made on the software side, he says.

From BBC

To produce these waves in plasma, scientists must have a greater understanding of light -- specifically, the same sort of radio-frequency wave used in microwave ovens -- which physicists already use to heat plasma.

From Science Daily

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