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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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First Known Use of MICROWAVE OVEN
1955
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MICROWAVE OVEN Defined for Kids
microwave oven
noun
Definition of MICROWAVE OVEN for Kids
: 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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