microwave
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- electromagnetic radiation hypernym
Parts & wholes
- electromagnetic spectrum part holonym
Related & opposite
- microwave derivation
Sense 2 verb
cook or heat in a microwave oven
You can microwave the leftovers
Types & categories
- cook hypernym
Related & opposite
- microwave oven derivation
- microwave derivation
- cooking domain topic
Sense 3 noun
kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
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- kitchen appliance hypernym
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- microwave derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | microwave |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | electromagnetic spectrum |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | electromagnetic radiation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | microwave oven |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | microwave |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cook |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | microwave |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | kitchen appliance |