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microwave oven
noun
- 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
- an oven in which food is cooked by microwaves Often shortened tomicromicrowave
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of microwave oven1
First recorded in 1960–65
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There was a fridge and a microwave oven - in which he would heat ready meals supplied by Amy.
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The list now includes items like microwave ovens, dishwashers, rice cookers and water purifiers.
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Yes, just consider the seismic impact of the microwave oven.
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About the size of a microwave oven, Hala Point is “commercially relevant†and “rapid progress†is being made on the software side, he says.
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To produce these waves in plasma, scientists must have a greater understanding of light -- specifically, the same sort of radio-frequency wave used in microwave ovens -- which physicists already use to heat plasma.
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