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microwave

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  • n  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
  • n  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
  • v  cook or heat in a microwave oven
    You can microwave the leftovers

  • In microwave mining, capsules containing water would be inserted into holes drilled in the rock.
  • Then they took a look at an entirely different set of data: microwaves emitted shortly after the Big Bang, as seen by the WMAP (or, NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotopy Probe .
  • From fission and fusion to enhanced X rays and microwaves.
News & Articles

  • KITCHEN SCOOP: Maple Pecan Granola
    Maple Pecan Granola 3 cups old fashioned whole oats 1 cup pecan pieces 1/3 cup real maple syrup 4 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup light brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. 2. Combine oats and pecan pieces in a medium bowl. Set aside. In 2-cup glass measure, combine maple syrup, butter, sugar and salt. Microwave, uncovered, until butter is melted, about 90 seconds. (Make ...
    June 17, 2013 - WWAY 3 Wilmington
  • Electronics recycling, paper shredding event in Bethel
    Bethel Township is hosting an Electronics recycling event for residents 9 a.m.-noon, June 8 at the John Myers Building on Bethel Road. Residents are welcome to bring electronic items including computers, monitors, televisions, desktop printers, microwave ovens, telephones, radios, stereos, small kitchen appliances and DVD/DVR players.
    June 17, 2013 - Garnet Valley Press
  • Northrop Grumman Develops New Gallium Arsenide E-Band High-Power Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits
    Northrop Grumman Corporation has developed new gallium arsenide (GaAs) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) high-power amplifiers operating in the E-Band communication frequency spectrum.
    June 14, 2013 - AerospaceOnline
Quotes

  • Mike Brey in USA Today
    The microwave was ready to go tonight,Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said about the instant offense Harangody provided as a reserve. "It was not anything anybody in this room hasn't seen."
  • Bradie James in American Chronicle
    The thing you have to do is respect this process,linebacker Bradie James said. "I wish we could microwave the season and get to December. But you can't. ...... But in the back of our minds, we know where the Super Bowl is."
  • M Annadurai in Economic Times
    Chandrayaan-1 aims to achieve these objectives through high resolution of the moon in the visible, near infrared, microwave and x-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum,mission director M. Annadurai told IANS.

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