microwave
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio wavesAn electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
» I don't have a microwave oven.
У меня нет микроволновки. — marafon
У меня нет микроволновой печи. — marafon
У мене немає мікрохвильової пічки. — deniko
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1 sensesAn electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Many radar systems use a combination of radio waves and microwaves.
Mikrowelle
микроволна́mikrovolná
мікрохви́ляmikroxvýlja
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
Examples
160 sentencesI don't have a microwave oven.
У мене немає мікрохвильової пічки. — deniko
ruУ меня нет микроволновки. — marafon
Please put this in the microwave oven.
Будь ласка, постав це до мікрохвильової печі. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, поставьте это в микроволновку. — Balamax
deStellen Sie das bitte in die Mikrowelle. — Fingerhut
Tom doesn't have a microwave oven.
ruУ Тома нет микроволновой печи. — Lenin_1917
How long should I microwave this?
ruНа сколько микроволновку ставить? — marafon
deWie lange muss das in die Mikrowelle? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How long did you microwave it?
Translations
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Origin
From micro- + wave.From micro- + wave.
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Forms
plural: microwaves| Singular | microwave |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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
Word family
11 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- microwave oven
- a microwave oven
- in the microwave
- has a microwave
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.