microwave oven

noun

: 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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Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microwave oven was in 1955

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“Microwave oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microwave%20oven. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

microwave oven

noun
: an oven in which food is cooked by the heat produced from microwave penetration of the food
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