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microwave

Main Entry:: ¹mi·cro·wave
Pronunciation:: \-ˌwāv\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Date:: 1931

1: a comparatively short electromagnetic wave ; especially : one between about one millimeter and one meter in wavelength2: microwave oven

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