microonda
microwave
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A very small electromagnetic wave
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Microonda means microwave, as in the electromagnetic wave, and is literally "microwave" but with the Spanish word for wave swapped in.
microonda
microwave (physics)
Used for the electromagnetic waves that cook food, carry phone signals, and run radar. You will almost always see it in the plural as "las microondas."
Las microondas atraviesan el plástico sin calentarloMicrowaves pass through plastic without heating it
Una microonda mide apenas unos centímetros de largoA microwave measures just a few centimeters long