hot plate

noun

1
: a heated iron plate for cooking
2
: a simple portable appliance for heating or for cooking in limited spaces

Examples of hot plate in a Sentence

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When brewing large batches of coffee, the thermal carafe keeps the coffee warm (actually hot) without the need for a hot plate. Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024 In her most popular TikTok video, Desiree Diaz carefully places ingredients in a tiny pan perched on a just as teeny hot plate. Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 16 Apr. 2024 Users don’t have to be concerned about, well, frying their hair either, as the device doesn’t use traditional hot plates, instead using concentrated air. Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 The book reads like an oral history, war stories of survival and pride, fear and desperation told around hot plates and night fires. and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot plate 

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of hot plate was in 1803

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“Hot plate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20plate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hot plate

noun
: a small portable appliance for heating or cooking

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