microwave
US /ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv/
noun Advanced · C1 Ăn uống
Definition
a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
You can heat your lunch in the microwave in the staff kitchen.
Synonyms
- microwave ovenhaving a meaning similar to microwave
Collocations
- Easy heat food in microwaveto heat food in microwave, meaning to make hot or hotter
- Medium breakroom microwave clean-up guidelinesa collocation phrase: breakroom microwave clean-up guidelines
- Hard commercial-grade microwave oven durabilitydescribing commercial-grade microwave oven durability (of the kind or quality used in commerce; average or inferior)
- Very Hard microwave link transmission network interferenceto microwave link transmission network interference, meaning to cook or heat in a microwave oven
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.