Synonyms for microwave
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mahy-kroh-weyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪv |
Définition of microwave
Origin :- type of electromagnetic wave, 1931, coined in English from micro- + wave (n.). First record of microwave oven is from 1961; microwave as short for this is attested from 1974; as a verb, from 1976.
- verb cook
- Obviously, it had something to do with microwave transmission and reception.
- Extract from : « The Kenzie Report » by Mark Clifton
- I was talking to him by microwave when he was seized by them.
- Extract from : « Operation Terror » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- They're like flares, except that they operate on microwave frequencies instead of visible light.
- Extract from : « Hanging by a Thread » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- Three-quarters of all American households (Barbie's included) use a microwave oven.
- Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
- The microwave -- which always reeked of popcorn and spilled soup -- was right in there, on top of the miniature fridge.
- Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
- It's like a searchlight beam or a microwave beam, and it stays the same size like a pipe.
- Extract from : « Operation: Outer Space » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
- He used his microwave generator—which at short enough range would short-circuit anything—upon the apparatus in the kiosk.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
- This chitin diaphragm picks up the microwave like our ears pick up sound.
- Extract from : « The Kenzie Report » by Mark Clifton
- "Watch for the microwave signals," said Jones' voice in Cochrane's headphones.
- Extract from : « Operation: Outer Space » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
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