micro-onda
Portuguese, noun/ˌmi.kɾoˈõ.dɐ/
micro-onda is spelled M-I-C-R-O-O-N-D-A (9 letters). Micro-onda is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “microwave (electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “toda onda eletromagnética com comprimento maior que a dos raios infravermelhos e menor que o das ondas de…”.
What does micro-onda mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemicrowave (electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. toda onda eletromagnética com comprimento maior que a dos raios infravermelhos e menor que o das ondas de rádio, variando de 1 m (0,3 GHz de frequência) até 1,0 mm (300 GHz), presente na natureza como parte do espectro luminoso e artificialmente na produção de calor e em radiodifusão
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of micro-onda
- micro-ondas plural
- microonda alternative
- mi.cro-on.da, feminino canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce micro-onda?
- Brazil /ˌmi.kɾoˈõ.dɐ/
- Portugal /ˌmi.kɾɔˈõ.dɐ/
- Brazil /ˌmi.kɾoˈõ.da/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to micro-onda
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.