Hotplate
(noun)
A flat, portable electric appliance with a heating element that is used for cooking or heating food.
Origin:
From the words hot and plate, referring to a cooking surface that generates heat.
Examples:
- She used a hotplate to make coffee.
- He used the hotplate to cook his food while camping.
- A hotplate is a small portable cooking appliance.
- She used a hotplate to heat up the soup.
- The hotplate is a convenient way to cook when there is no stove.