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Infrasound vs Microwave - What's the difference?

infrasound | microwave |

As nouns the difference between infrasound and microwave

is that infrasound is sound waves having frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz) while microwave is an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

As a verb microwave is

to cook (something) in a microwave oven.

infrasound

English

Noun

(wikipedia infrasound)
  • (physics) Sound waves having frequency below the human audible range (below about 20 Hz).

    • Related terms

    * infrasonic, infrasonics

    Antonyms

    * ultrasound

    microwave

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
  • A microwave oven.

    • Derived terms

    * convection microwave * microwave-proof * microwave-safe

    See also

    * longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, radio wave * radio frequency, UHF, SHF * radio band, K band, Ka band, Ku band, X band

    Verb

  • To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
  • * '>citation
    • A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.

    Synonyms

    * (cook in a microwave oven) nuke (colloquial)

    Derived terms

    * microwavable, microwaveable * microwave-proof * microwave-safe

    See also

    * *