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

Recent Examples on the Web

Mini fridges, microwaves and hot plates often have wattage or size limits. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Residents can buy strawberries, donut peaches, toffee, traditional conchas, soaps, a hot plate of Thai food, kettle corn, jewelry and half-pound cookies. — Haley Lillibridge, Mercury News, 1 July 2026

The electric single burner is a portable electric hot plate that lets shoppers cook anywhere there’s an outlet — useful for dorms, small apartments, RVs or as a backup when a stovetop is out of commission. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026

Cody Peeler, standing behind a rice cooker and hot plate and next to trays of condiments, worried the aroma would offend the cafe’s clientele. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hot plate

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

hot plate

noun

: a small portable appliance for heating or cooking