microwave oven

noun

: an oven in which food is cooked or heated quickly by very short waves of electromagnetic energy

Full Definition of MICROWAVE OVEN

: 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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MICROWAVE OVEN Defined for Kids

noun

: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced as a result of penetration of the food by microwaves

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