Mikrowelle — meaning in English

English meaning

• microwave noun An appliance that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic radiation; also the type of radiation itself.
• nuke noun A nuclear weapon.

Senses

Mikrowelle is used for these senses in English:

• microwave An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
• microwave oven An oven that uses microwave-frequency energy to heat food or other items placed within it.
• nuke (rare) A microwave oven.

microwave — full definition

1. noun An appliance that cooks or heats food quickly using electromagnetic radiation; also the type of radiation itself.
2. verb To cook or heat food using a microwave oven.

nuke — full definition

1. noun A nuclear weapon.
2. noun Informal: a microwave oven.
3. verb To attack with nuclear weapons, or figuratively to destroy something completely.
4. verb Informal: to heat food in a microwave.

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