microwave oven

noun

1. 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.

microwave oven

noun

1. Often shortened to: micro.  microwave. an oven in which food is cooked by microwaves

Word History and Origins

Origin of microwave oven¹

First recorded in 1960–65

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