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hot plate: Meaning and Definition of
hot' plate"
- 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.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.