microwave
$ \mathrm{microwave}^1 /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/
noun
1 (also formal microwave oven) a type of oven that cooks or heats food very quickly using electromagnetic waves rather than heat
Reheat the soup in the microwave.
microwave cookery/meals
I took my lunch out of the microwave.
Your dinner's in the microwave.
This product is unsuitable for cooking in microwave ovens.
TOPICS Cooking and eating B1
2 (specialist) an electromagnetic wave that is shorter than a radio wave but longer than a light wave
TOPICS Physics and chemistry C1
$ \mathrm{microwave}^2 /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/
verb (microwaves, microwaved, microwaving)
​microwave something to cook or heat something in a microwave
TOPICS Cooking and eating B1