noun
- an oven that cooks food quickly using electromagnetic waves
- a very short electromagnetic wave used in radar and communications
Usage: technical
verb
- to cook or heat food in a microwave oven
Examples
- She heated her lunch in the microwave.
- The microwave beeped when the food was ready.
- Microwave technology is used in satellite communications.
- Can you microwave this soup for two minutes?
- I always microwave leftover pizza.
- The microwave made cooking much faster.
- He microwaved the frozen dinner according to the instructions.