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a portable electric appliance for heating or cooking or keeping food warm

1. : a heated iron plate (as on a cooking range) for cooking or for keeping food warm

2. : a simple portable gas or electric heater for heating liquids or laboratory materials or for cooking in limited spaces

3. : a food plate with a hot-water jacket for keeping food warm (as for infants or invalids)

1. a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.

2. 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.

3. a plate that can retain heat in order to keep food hot.

[1835-45]

hot plate,

1. a small, portable electric stove with one or two burners, for heating or cooking food or beverages.

2. a plate with a cover for keeping food hot.

3. a heated flat surface on a stove for cooking or keeping dishes or food warm.

4. a plate of hot food.

n. a flat heated surface (or a set of these), typically portable, used for cooking food or keeping it hot

noun, pl ⋯ plates [count]

: a small portable device with a metal plate used for cooking or heating food