Hyphenation of Microwave

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Microwave? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Mi-crowave

Definitions of Microwave:

1.	A short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves) Used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
2.	Kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it Heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
3.	Cook or heat in a microwave oven You can microwave the leftovers

Synonyms of Microwave:

noun	electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
noun	microwave oven, kitchen appliance
verb	micro-cook, zap, nuke, cook

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.