microwaves
Electromagnetic waves with a wavelength on the order of a few inches. Microwaves are longer than infrared radiation and shorter than radio waves. Microwaves are used extensively for communication, both in satellite television and for the transmission of long-distance telephone signals. In a microwave oven, food is cooked by the heat generated when the water in the food absorbs microwaves.
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No cars, no medicine, no microwaves, no phones—just unplug from everything science has given you and leave the rest of us alone.
Southern Baptist Convention: Trans People Don’t Exist | Jay Michaelson | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTmicrowaves vary from model to model, and can range from about 300 watts to 1000 watts or more.
Be Afraid of Your Food: An Epidemiologist’s Sensible Advice | Amanda Kludt | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTPeople blindly following instructions may not realize they have microwaves with a wattage lower than the instructions specify.
Be Afraid of Your Food: An Epidemiologist’s Sensible Advice | Amanda Kludt | March 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNew studies suggest that prenatal exposure to anti-depressants, microwaves and cellphones may lead to ADHD and autism.
Should Pregnant Women Ditch SSRIs, Microwaves and Cellphones? | Anneli Rufus | November 19, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTThe measuring instruments used microwaves and gave readings of distance by counting cycles and reading phase differences.
Operation Terror | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Air became a high-resistance conductor comparable to nichrome wire, when and where the projector sent its microwaves.
The Pirates of Ersatz | Murray LeinsterPresently a missile found its target-seeking microwaves reflected by the ionized metal steam.
Talents, Incorporated | William Fitzgerald JenkinsThere were microwaves of strictly standard amplitude, for measurement-standards.
The Aliens | Murray Leinster
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