Hot Plate

\A hotplate is a flat surface, usually on top of a cooker or stove, that you heat in order to cook food on it. [mainly British] 2. countable noun. A hotplate is a portable device that you use for cooking food or keeping it warm. 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. Hot plates are used in a laboratory as a heat source that can uniformly heat solutions and materials. They are considered much safer than traditional Bunsen burners because there is no open flame involved, just a heated plate.