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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmi.kroːˌɣɔlf/
- Hyphenation: mi‧cro‧golf
Etymology 1
From micro- + golf. First attested in 1931.
Noun
microgolf c (plural microgolven, diminutive microgolfje n)
- 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, 1st edition, Academia Press, 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
On the surface, a clipping of microgolfoven.
Likely influenced as a semantic loan by French micro-onde and English microwave.
Compare also Afrikaans mikrogolf.
Noun
microgolf m (plural microgolven, diminutive microgolfje n)
- (Belgium) microwave oven, a fast heating device with mainly culinary use
- Synonyms: magnetron, magnetronoven, microgolfoven
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.
Further reading
- “microgolf” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.