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hot plate

noun

a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
a hot meal, usually consisting of meat, potato, and a vegetable, served all on one plate and usually at a set price at a restaurant or lunch counter.
a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot.

First recorded in 1835–45

He rang the bell, but the servant girl came in with a tray holding a bowl of soup and a hot plate.

In the meantime your assistant creates a small diversion by endeavoring to pick up the hot plate and place it on the table.

Cut into squares and lift with a cake turner to a hot plate.

The hot plate is contained in a cupboard so as to be out of the reach of cold draughts.

Iodine may be readily diffused through the atmosphere by placing a small quantity on a hot plate.

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