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Microwave vs Zap - What's the difference?

microwave | zap |

As nouns the difference between microwave and zap

is that microwave is an electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves while zap is peg, pin, spigot.

As a verb microwave

is to cook (something) in a microwave oven.

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

    * *

    zap

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) A sound made by a sudden release of electricity or some similar energy.
  • (colloquial) An electrical shock.
    • You might feel a little zap touching a metal doorknob when the air is dry.

    Verb

    (zapp)
  • To make a zapping sound.
  • To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.
  • To strike (something or someone) with electricity or energy, as by shooting.
    • They spent the whole movie zapping bad guys into oblivion.
  • To damage (especially electronics) with electrostatic discharge.
    • I think they zapped the processor.
  • To heat (something) in a microwave oven.
    • If it's not warm in the middle, zap it some more.
  • To delete or discard (electronic media).
    • They zapped a lot of files before realizing they had not backed up lately.
  • To further energize or charge (magnetic material).
    • They zapped my motor's magnets.

    Descendants

    * Catalan: * Dutch: (l) * Galician: (l), (l) * German: (l) * French: (l), (l) * Spanish: (l), (l) * Sweddish: (l)

    Interjection

    (en-interj)!
  • Representing the sound or action of a zap.
    • Then the computer went zap and I lost all my work.