microwave oven

noun

: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced by the absorption of microwave energy by water molecules in the food

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Stack tortillas on microwave-safe plate between two damp paper towels; heat in microwave oven on high for 30 seconds or until warm. Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025 Inside, the Pebble Flow features a clean, minimalist design with LED strip lighting, a full shower and bathroom, kitchen with a moveable induction cooktop and a convection microwave oven. William Roberson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Even at that, the panels will generate only about 700 watts of electricity, or roughly the energy required to run a small microwave oven or a coffee maker. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024 Klystrons and their cousins, cavity magnetrons (found in ordinary microwave ovens), are quite efficient because of their simplicity. IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for microwave oven

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microwave oven was in 1955

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“Microwave oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microwave%20oven. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

microwave oven

noun
: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced from microwave penetration of the food
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