| microwave | (n) 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 |
| microwave | (n) 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, Syn. microwave oven |
| microwave | (v) cook or heat in a microwave oven, Syn. micro-cook, zap, nuke, Example: You can microwave the leftovers |
| microwave bomb | (n) a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings, Syn. E-bomb |
| microwave diathermy machine | (n) diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat |
| microwave linear accelerator | (n) linear accelerator that uses microwaves |
| microwave spectroscopy | (n) the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum |
| microwave spectrum | (n) the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves |