different between microwave vs ultrasound

English

Etymology

micro- +? wave

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?'kr?-w?v", IPA^(key): /?ma?k???we?v/
• enPR: m?'kr?-w?v", IPA^(key): /?ma?k????we?v/

Noun

microwave (plural microwaves)

1. An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

   Synonym: SHF

   Coordinate terms: longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, UHF

   Hypernyms: radio wave, wave

   Hyponyms: K band, Ka band, Ku band, X band

   Holonym: radio band

2. (colloquial, very common) Ellipsis of microwave oven.

   Just put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.

Derived terms

• microwavable, microwaveable
• microwave safe

Related terms

• convection microwave
• microwave spectroscopy
• microwaveguide
• radio frequency

Translations

Verb

microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)

1. (transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

   Synonyms: (colloquial) nuke, microcook

   • 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.

Translations

English

Etymology

ultra- +? sound

Noun

ultrasound (countable and uncountable, plural ultrasounds)

1. (physics) Sound with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing, which is approximately 20 kilohertz.
2. (medicine) The use of ultrasonic waves for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Antonyms

• (physics): infrasound

Related terms

• ultrasonic, ultrasonics

Translations

Verb

ultrasound (third-person singular simple present ultrasounds, present participle ultrasounding, simple past and past participle ultrasounded)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To treat with ultrasound.

Hyponyms

• ultrasonicate

Anagrams

• undulators