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microwave oven

mi·cro·wave ov·en
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahy-kroh-weyv uhv-uh n]
    • /ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv ˈʌv ən/
    • /ˈmaɪ.krə.weɪv ˈʌvn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-kroh-weyv uhv-uh n]
    • /ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv ˈʌv ən/

Definitions of microwave oven words

  • noun microwave oven an electrically operated oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time. 1
  • noun microwave oven cooking appliance 1
  • noun microwave oven an oven in which food is cooked by microwaves 0
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Origin of microwave oven

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Microwave oven

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Microwave oven

microwave oven popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

microwave oven usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for microwave oven

noun microwave oven

  • kiln — a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
  • stove — one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
  • microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
  • range — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
  • roaster — roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
All 6 Synonyms of microwave oven

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