microgolf.
microwave (electromagnetic wave in the band between infrared and radio waves)
Meaning & usage
microwave (electromagnetic wave in the band between infrared and radio waves)
Where this word comes from
From micro- + golf. First attested in 1931.
microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use
Where this word comes from
On the surface, a clipping of microgolfoven. Likely influenced as a semantic loan by French micro-onde and English microwave. Compare also Afrikaans mikrogolf.
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