microwave radiation

collocation in English

meaningsofmicrowaveandradiation

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microwave
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.krə.weɪv/us
/ˈmaɪ.kroʊ.weɪv/
an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat ...
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radiation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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(Definition ofmicrowaveandradiationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no legislation requiring specific safety levels for radio frequency ormicrowaveradiation.
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The evidence available is that no harm would occur to a person exposed for several hours tomicrowaveradiationat a level of up to 100 milliwatts per square centimeter.
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Health risks associated withmicrowaveradiationremain a matter of controversy.
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After opening the door, the magnetron did not shut off and his right hand was exposed tomicrowaveradiationas he retrieved the sandwich.
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A ground screen surrounding the telescope minimises contamination frommicrowaveradiationemitted by the ground.
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Different compounds convertmicrowaveradiationto heat by different amounts.
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As with all such wireless technologies, consensus is that there are negligible health effects from very low levels ofmicrowaveradiation.
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One experimental device design consists of a closed asymmetric resonant cavity that is flooded withmicrowaveradiationduring operation.
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These were termed masers, as from their narrow line-widths and high effective temperatures it became clear that these sources were amplifyingmicrowaveradiation.
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Pulsedmicrowaveradiationcan be perceived by some workers as a phenomenon called microwave hearing; the irradiated personnel perceive auditory sensations of clicking or buzzing.
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He has also written about the dangers of household detergents, the depletion of the ozone layer,microwaveradiationand electromagnetic fields from power lines.
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These properties make diamond superior to any other existing window material used for transmitting infrared andmicrowaveradiation.
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This energy is typically radiofrequency ormicrowaveradiationused in industrial heating processes, and also occasionally in microwave cooking.
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They are also used in industrial microwave manufacturing processes to prevent the escape ofmicrowaveradiationfrom the microwave chamber.
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Steps need to be taken to prevent unsafe levels ofmicrowaveradiationescaping from these apertures which are often large to accommodate the product.
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As the lens of the eye has no cooling blood flow, it is particularly prone to overheating when exposed tomicrowaveradiation.
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This instrument paved the way for more weather satellite systems that utilize the visible, infrared andmicrowaveradiationspectrum.
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He could absorbmicrowaveradiationto vastly increase his size and physical strength, but could not survive without his exoskeleton.
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This causes a reaction between themicrowaveradiationand the gravitons and graviolis from the supernova that sends the ship to 1947.
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Microwaveradiationalso penetrates deeper than direct heat, so that the food is heated by its own internal water content.
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