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 c (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, 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)

1. (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.