Microwaves (disambiguation)

Microwaves (disambiguation)

Microwaves are electromagnetic waves with wavelengths ranging from as long as one meter to as short as one millimeter.

Microwave or Microwaves may also refer to:

  • Microwave oven or simply "microwave", a kitchen appliance that cooks or heats food by dielectric heating
  • Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR), a form of electromagnetic radiation that fills the universe
  • Microwave chemistry, the science of applying microwave irradiation to chemical reactions
  • Microwave landing system (MLS), an all-weather, precision aircraft landing system
  • Microwaves (band), a metal and no-wave influenced Post-Punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Microwave spectroscopy, studies the absorption and emission of microwave electromagnetic radiation
  • Microwave transmission, the technology of transmitting information using microwaves by employing various electronic technologies
  • Vinnie Johnson, former NBA basketball player nicknamed "The Microwave"

See also


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Pandora (disambiguation) — Pandora may refer to: Pandora, the Greek mythological woman, as well as her granddaughter Pandora II.People * Pandora (singer), a Swedish eurodance artist * Pandora (musical group), a Mexican music group * A pseudonym of Stefania Zahorska, Polish …   Wikipedia

  • Microwave — This article is about the electromagnetic wave. For the cooking appliance, see Microwave oven. For other uses, see Microwaves (disambiguation). A microwave telecommunications tower on Wrights Hill in Wellington, New Zealand Microwaves, a subset… …   Wikipedia

  • Wireless energy transfer — or wireless power is the transmission of electrical energy from a power source to an electrical load without artificial interconnecting conductors. Wireless transmission is useful in cases where interconnecting wires are inconvenient, hazardous,… …   Wikipedia

  • Directed-energy weapon — This article is about practical experiments with energy weapons. For fictional uses, see raygun. Humvee with Active Denial System mounted A directed energy weapon (DEW) emits energy in an aimed direction without the means of a projectile. It… …   Wikipedia

  • Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London …   Wikipedia

  • Maser — For other uses, see Maser (disambiguation). A hydrogen radio frequency discharge, the first element inside a hydrogen maser (see description below) A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves through amplification by… …   Wikipedia

  • Ultraviolet — UV redirects here. For other uses, see UV (disambiguation). UVB redirects here. For the mysterious shortwave radio station in Russia, see UVB 76. For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). False color image of the Sun s corona as seen in… …   Wikipedia

  • Modular Man — For other uses, see Modular Man (disambiguation). Modular Man The Modular Man atop the Empire State Building on the cover of Marvel Team Up #90 (Jan 1980). Pencils by Al Milgrom, inks by Jack Abel …   Wikipedia

  • Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… …   Wikipedia

  • Blue — This article is about the colour. For other uses, see Blue (disambiguation). Blue …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”