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1. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] a person's social heritage: previous experience or training.
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Rhymes with Cosmic Microwave Background
2. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem.
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3. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.
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4. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured.
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5. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation.
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6. background
noun. ['ˈbækˌgraʊnd'] the state of the environment in which a situation exists.
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7. microwave
noun. ['ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv'] 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.
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- micro- (English)
- μικρός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- wave (English)
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. microwave
noun. ['ˈmaɪkrəˌweɪv'] 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.
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- micro- (English)
- μικρός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- wave (English)
- waven (Middle English (1100-1500))