Microwaves are used to detect speeding cars and to send telephone and television communications. Industry uses microwaves to dry and cure plywood, to cure rubber and resins, to raise bread and doughnuts, and to cook potato chips. But the most common consumer use of microwave energy is in microwave ovens.
An abbreviation is simply a shortening of a word or phrase. An abbreviation can be an acronym or an initialism. An acronym can be pronounced like a word: AFLAC (as uttered by â¦ the company's mascot duck), NASA, or URL.
abbreviation noun [C]. âº a âshort âform of a word or phrase: âITV is the abbreviation for Independent Television. More examples. 1  There is a â list of abbreviations near the â beginning of the â book.rammar. InitialsAn initial is the first letter of a word. We often use initials to refer to the names of countries and organisations: â¦. AcronymsAcronyms are words which are formed from the first letters of other words, and which are pronounced as full words.