microwave : Idioms & Phrases
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cosmic microwave background
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noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
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cosmic microwave background radiation
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noun (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
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microwave bomb
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noun a bomb that explodes in midair and releases a massive burst of electromagnetic energy sufficient to disable computers and telecommunications without killing people or damaging buildings
E-bomb.
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microwave diathermy machine
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noun diathermy machine that uses microwave radiation as the source of heat
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microwave linear accelerator
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noun linear accelerator that uses microwaves
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microwave oven
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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
microwave.
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microwave radar
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noun measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects
radar; radio detection and ranging; radiolocation.
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microwave spectroscopy
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noun the use of spectroscopy to study atomic or molecular resonances in the microwave spectrum
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microwave spectrum
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noun the part of the electromagnetic spectrum corresponding to microwaves