microwave oven

/ˈmaɪkɹə(ʊ)ˌweɪv ˈʌv(ə)n/

noun

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

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Chef Mikemicrowave[Appendix:Glossarymicrowave
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Meanings

nounmicrowave oven (plural microwave ovens)

plural microwave ovens

  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.

    1985, Dire Straits, “Money for Nothing”, in Brothers in Arms

    Synonyms: Chef Mike, microwave[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Chef Mikemicrowave[Appendix:Glossary

More synonyms by meaning

nounkitchen 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

Similar
microwave
Broader
kitchen appliance
Also see
microwavescience oven

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From microwave and oven.

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Translations

Afrikaans mikrogolfoond
  • mikrogolfoondoven using microwave energy
Arabic مَيْكْرُووَيْف, فُرْن مَيْكْرُووَيْف
  • مَيْكْرُووَيْف (maykrūwayf)oven using microwave energy
  • فُرْن مَيْكْرُووَيْف (furn maykrūwayf)oven using microwave energy
  • فُرْن كَهْرُومَغْنَاطِيسِيّ (furn kahrūmaḡnāṭīsiyy)oven using microwave energy
Basque mikrouhin labe
  • mikrouhin labeoven using microwave energy
Bengali মাইক্রোওয়েভ ওভেন
  • মাইক্রোওয়েভ ওভেন (maikrōōẇebh ōbhen)oven using microwave energy
Bulgarian микровъ́лнова фу́рна
  • микровъ́лнова фу́рна (mikrovắlnova fúrna)oven using microwave energy
Catalan forn de microones, forn microones
  • forn de microonesoven using microwave energy
  • forn microonesoven using microwave energy
  • microonesoven using microwave energy
Chinese Cantonese 微波爐 /微波炉
  • 微波爐 /微波炉 (mei⁴ bo¹ lou⁴)oven using microwave energy
Chinese Mandarin 微波爐 /微波炉, 微波烤箱
  • 微波爐 /微波炉 (mainland China: wēibōlú; Taiwan: wéibōlú)oven using microwave energy
  • 微波烤箱 (mainland China: wēibō kǎoxiāng; Taiwan: wéibō kǎoxiāng)oven using microwave energy
Czech mikrovlnná trouba, mikrovlnka
  • mikrovlnná troubaoven using microwave energy
  • mikrovlnkaoven using microwave energy
Danish mikrobølgeovn, mikroovn
  • mikrobølgeovnoven using microwave energy
  • mikroovnoven using microwave energy
Dutch magnetron, magnetronoven
  • magnetronoven using microwave energy
  • magnetronovenoven using microwave energy
  • microgolfoven using microwave energy
  • microgolfovenoven using microwave energy
Esperanto mikroondilo
  • mikroondilooven using microwave energy
Estonian mikrolaineahi
  • mikrolaineahioven using microwave energy
Finnish mikroaaltouuni, mikro
  • mikroaaltouunioven using microwave energy
  • mikrooven using microwave energy
French four à micro-ondes, micro-ondes
  • four à micro-ondesoven using microwave energy
  • micro-ondesoven using microwave energy
German Mikrowellenherd, Mikrowelle
  • Mikrowellenherdoven using microwave energy
  • Mikrowelleoven using microwave energy
  • Mikrowellenofenoven using microwave energy
Greek φούρνος μικροκυμάτων
  • φούρνος μικροκυμάτων (foúrnos mikrokymáton)oven using microwave energy
Hebrew מִיקְרוֹגַל
  • מִיקְרוֹגַל (mikrogál)oven using microwave energy
Hindi सूक्ष्मतरंग चूल्हा, माइक्रोवेव चूल्हा
  • सूक्ष्मतरंग चूल्हा (sūkṣmatraṅg cūlhā)oven using microwave energy
  • माइक्रोवेव चूल्हा (māikrovev cūlhā)oven using microwave energy
Hungarian mikrohullámú sütő, mikró
  • mikrohullámú sütőoven using microwave energy
  • mikróoven using microwave energy
Icelandic örbylgjuofn
  • örbylgjuofnoven using microwave energy
Indonesian oven gelombang mikro
  • oven gelombang mikrooven using microwave energy
Irish oigheann micreathonnach, micreathonnán
  • oigheann micreathonnachoven using microwave energy
  • micreathonnánoven using microwave energy
Italian forno a microonde, microonde
  • forno a microondeoven using microwave energy
  • microondeoven using microwave energy
Japanese 電子レンジ, 電子レンジオーブン
  • 電子レンジ (denshi renji)oven using microwave energy
  • 電子レンジオーブン (denshi renji-ōbun)oven using microwave energy
  • レンジ (renji)oven using microwave energy
  • チン (chin)oven using microwave energy
Korean 전자레인지
  • 전자레인지 (jeonjareinji)oven using microwave energy
Latin clībanus mīcrocȳmaticus, furnulus mīcroündārius
  • clībanus mīcrocȳmaticusoven using microwave energy
  • furnulus mīcroündāriusoven using microwave energy
Latvian mikroviļņu krāsns
  • mikroviļņu krāsnsoven using microwave energy
Lithuanian mikrobangų krosnelė
  • mikrobangų krosnelėoven using microwave energy
Malay ketuhar gelombang mikro
  • ketuhar gelombang mikrooven using microwave energy
Māori umu tira
  • umu tiraoven using microwave energy
Norwegian Bokmål mikrobølgeovn, mikroovn
  • mikrobølgeovnoven using microwave energy
  • mikroovnoven using microwave energy
  • mikrooven using microwave energy
Polish kuchenka mikrofalowa, mikrofalówka
  • kuchenka mikrofalowaoven using microwave energy
  • mikrofalówkaoven using microwave energy
Portuguese forno de micro-ondas, micro-ondas
  • forno de micro-ondasoven using microwave energy
  • micro-ondasoven using microwave energy
Romanian cuptor cu microunde
  • cuptor cu microundeoven using microwave energy
Russian микроволно́вая печь, микроволно́вка
  • микроволно́вая печь (mikrovolnóvaja pečʹ)oven using microwave energy
  • микроволно́вка (mikrovolnóvka)oven using microwave energy
Scottish Gaelic àmhainn meanbh-thonnach
  • àmhainn meanbh-thonnachoven using microwave energy
Slovak mikrovlnná rúra
  • mikrovlnná rúraoven using microwave energy
Spanish horno de microondas, microondas
  • horno de microondasoven using microwave energy
  • microondasoven using microwave energy
  • horno microondasoven using microwave energy
Swahili oveni ya mikrowevu, maikrowevu
  • oveni ya mikrowevuoven using microwave energy
  • maikrowevuoven using microwave energy
Swedish mikrovågsugn, mikro
  • mikrovågsugnoven using microwave energy
  • mikrooven using microwave energy
Tamil நுண்ணலை அடுப்பு
  • நுண்ணலை அடுப்பு (nuṇṇalai aṭuppu)oven using microwave energy
Thai เตาอบไมโครเวฟ
  • เตาอบไมโครเวฟ (dtao-òp-mai-kroo-wéep)oven using microwave energy
Turkish mikrodalga fırın, mikrodalga
  • mikrodalga fırınoven using microwave energy
  • mikrodalgaoven using microwave energy
Ukrainian мікрохвильо́ва піч, мікрохвильо́вка
  • мікрохвильо́ва піч (mikroxvylʹóva pič)oven using microwave energy
  • мікрохвильо́вка (mikroxvylʹóvka)oven using microwave energy
Urdu مائِکْروویو چُولْہا
  • مائِکْروویو چُولْہا (māikrovev cūlhā)oven using microwave energy
Vietnamese lò vi ba, lò vi sóng
  • lò vi baoven using microwave energy
  • lò vi sóngoven using microwave energy
Welsh meicrodon, ffwrn feicrodon
  • meicrodonoven using microwave energy
  • ffwrn feicrodonoven using microwave energy
  • popty meicrodonoven using microwave energy
Yiddish מיקראָכוואַלניק
  • מיקראָכוואַלניק (mikrokhvalnik)oven using microwave energy
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Chicago

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