We show that a common feature of temperature-dependent microwave absorption is the presence of absorption peaks. ac loss peaks can arise when the internal T -dependent magnetic relaxation time crosses the measurement frequency. These features are observed in the insulating (SrxCa14−xCu24O41, La5/3Sr1/3NiO4 and Y Ba2Cu3O6.0), pseudo-gap (T > Tc in underdoped Y Ba2Cu3O7−δ , Hg : 1223 and Hg : 120...