microgolf

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmi.kroːˌɣɔlf/
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  • Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧golf

Etymology 1

From micro- +‎ golf. First attested in 1931.

Noun

microgolf f (plural microgolven, diminutive microgolfje n)

  1. microwave (electromagnetic wave in the band between infrared and radio waves)
    • 2003, P. Vercaemst, A. Vandebroek, M. Hoessels, H. Witters & R. Dijkmans, Beste Beschikbare Technieken voor ziekenhuizen en andere verzorgingsinstellingen, Academia Press (1st ed.), page 114.
      De meeste micro-organismen worden vernietigd door inwerking van de microgolven met een frequentie van 2.450 Mhz.
      Most micro-organisms are destroyed by the activity of the microwaves with a frequency of 2,450 Mhz.

Etymology 2

A loan translation of English microwave or a shortening of Dutch microgolfoven. Similar to Afrikaans mikrogolf.

Noun

microgolf m (plural microgolven, diminutive microgolfje n)

  1. (Belgium) microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use
    • 2013, Louis van Dievel, De vrouwenhater, Vrijdag Uitgevers.
      Ze at niets van de visschotel die Tony in de microgolf had opgewarmd.
      She ate nothing from the fish casserole that Tony had heated up in the microwave.
    Synonyms: magnetron, magnetronoven, microgolfoven
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