Is it der, die or das Mikrowelle?

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Mikrowelle

The correct article in German of Mikrowelle is die. So it is die Mikrowelle! (nominative case)

The word Mikrowelle is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

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German declension of Mikrowelle?

How does the declension of Mikrowelle work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1	Singular	Plural
Nominative	die Mikrowelle	die Mikrowellen
Genitive	der Mikrowelle	der Mikrowellen
Dative	der Mikrowelle	den Mikrowellen
Akkusative	die Mikrowelle	die Mikrowellen

What is the meaning of Mikrowelle in German?

Mikrowelle has various definitions in German:

[1] Physics: Spectrum of electromagnetic waves from 30 cm to 1 mm wavelength (1 to 300 GHz), of which the range around 2.4 GHz is used to generate heat . Other areas of application for microwaves are mobile communications, radar, satellite broadcasting and WLAN

[1] Physik: Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen von 30 cm bis zu 1 mm Wellenlänge (1 bis 300 GHz), wovon der Bereich um 2,4 GHz zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt wird. Weitere Anwendungsgebiete für Mikrowellen sind Mobilfunk, Radar, Satellitenrundfunk und WLAN

[2] Household technology: (colloquially) short form for microwave oven

[2] Haushaltstechnik: (umgangssprachlich) Kurzform für Mikrowellenherd

How to use Mikrowelle in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Mikrowelle with translations in English.

[1] Mikrowellen werden häufig zur Wärmeerzeugung eingesetzt.

[1] Microwaves are widely used to generate heat.

[2] Das Essen aus der Mikrowelle schmeckt mir nicht so richtig.

[2] I don't like food from the microwave that much.