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Microwave oven

//ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.

    "We got to install microwave ovens, custom kitchen deliveries. We got to move these refrigerators, we got to move these color TVs."

  2. 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 wordnet

Etymology

From microwave and oven.

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