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Radiowaves vs Microwave - What's the difference?

radiowaves | microwave |

As nouns the difference between radiowaves and microwave

is that radiowaves is 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.

radiowaves

English

Noun

    • 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

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